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ing;;I have had Sit several years, but
find as j grow older and work q lit
tie, that the noise is worse. Please
tell me what to do, il there IS any
cure for it. MRS. j. r. MEG.
Noises ID the ears, or tinnitus, are
due ia different causes, such as dis
turbances Of the circulation III the
head, constipa tion, various drugs,
etc; catarrh of the lining membrance
of eustachian tubes Or middle ear
cavity, Of, in the aged, to the grad
5ual shrinking Of the tissues which
occurs at that time Of life, as re-
suit Of which the delicate nerve fla.
ments are pulled upon and iirritated.
! You do not give You age, but I pre-
sumo that you are past middle life,
SO the last named cause is probably
the one responsible for your trouble
and an entire cure doubtful Of at
tainment. Make sure by washing out
the ear that there are no accumula-
tons Of wax present. Initiation Of the
eustachian tubes and middle ear cav
tiles and gentle massage Of the
drums by means Of a rubber bulb or
other pneumatic device would be
found beneficial, at least temporarily,
but you should have to visit spec
ialist for the administration Of these
treatments. In Vol. 3 Of the Home
Health Club series Of books will be
found an Instructive description Of
many Of the commoner ear derange--.
ments with the treatment adapted to.
each. ss5 :s4;-- a. SIS = =
Dear Doctor: Please tell me what.
I can do for my brother, who has
asthma. He had pneumonia three
years ago and has had the asthma
more or less ever since. He is better
in clear, dry or freezing weather. but
gets very sick and weak when it is
damp or raining. He is forty years
Eold. We are at sea level here; would,
a higher altitude help him?
s MRS. T.. M. L. .
If you have the Home Health Club
series Of books, you will find a series
Of articles on asthma which will give
you much more information on this
subject than I can do in this column.
Your description Of your brothers
case is not as full as it should be in
order to make the underlying cause
of his symptoms entirely clear.
Difficult breathing may result from
an affection Of the heart, kidneys,
lungs or bronchial tubes. AS it has
followed an attack Of pneumonia or
kidney disease, it's probably what is
known as bronchial or spasmodic
asthma, condition in which the
presence Of some irritant in the sys-
TEN or in the air breathed causes
contraction Of the tiny muscles sur
rounding the small air tubes so as to
lessen: their air77capacity. a change
to a drier climate would undoubtedly
benefit him, the best altitude depend
ing upon the condition Of his heart.
AS the nervous element enters large
" into the cause Of this disease, the
whole body should be. examined, es-
!, pecially nose, throat, rectal and
genital regions, for any condition
causing nervous irritation, which If
found, should be removed. Digestion
must be made efficient, also elimna-
ton, compound gentian being an ex-
cellent remedy for this purpose.
Daily short cold sponge baths to
neck and chest would be Of help.
Among internal remedies I consider
the tissue foods kali, pho. and mag.
phos. best, used alternately:
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