Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-22

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By U. S. Public Health Service
Headache is not a disease of itself.
but is usually a sign of a diseased
condition existing in some part OF
the body. 1t may be caused by the
excessive use of intoxicants are to-
bacco, fright, hunger, fatigue, wor-
~. insufficient sleep, impure air. ma
sal irritation, or bad teeth. 1t may
also be caused by eyestrain. h per-
son needing glasses or wearing I'M
proper ones. Headache accompa-
MES many diseases, and is some
tint s an important symptom Of Sc
rious trouble.
Headache from constipation or in
digestion is usually a throbbing, pull
sating character, affects the from of
the head and region around h
eyes, and is made worse by sudden
movements of the head. Pains due
to defective eyes usually follow use
of the same. A sharp jumping pain
usually a neuralgia. A dull
heavy headache indicates stomach
or Intestinal trouble or the onset of
a CONTAGIOUS or infectious disease.
Consult your physician and find
out what causes your headache and
remedy the cause.
When immediate relief is re-
quired, it is best to apply hot cloths
or ice bags to the head, give a hot
mustard footbath and administer a
brisk purge. The patient should re-
main quiet in bed.
Breathing Dificulty
G.-Can you please tell me what
causes our little girl, who Is 2 years
old, to breathe so hard at night? 1t
seems very difficult for her to get
her breath while sleeping. especially
| when lying on her back. She APP
pears to breathe all right in the day
time. She snores loudly at times,
and has a cold in her head most all
! winter long. Her nose runs an the
time. We had her adenoids taken
put when she vas n year old. but
that did not seem to make any
difference.
A.-Your little girl is evidently
suffering from nasal obstruction. lit
may be that there has been a second
| enlargement of the adenoid tissue
since its removal a year ago. h
does happen at times and a second
operation is required. Or 1t may be
| that the obstruction Is In the nose
itself-a DETECTED septum, or other
hindrance to free respiration. I
should advise you to take your little
girl to a nose and throat specialist.
The dificulty she has in breathing
at night will probably cause much
restlessness and a disturbed sleep.
Insomnia
Q.-Am a young woman 80 years
Of age and single. About two months
ago I had an operation on account
Of having severe pains at my men,
strual periods. Now ] do not have
such pains at that time but still get
sick at my stomach. especially at
| night; also am very restless at night.
and when I awaken. lie awake for
hours. While sleeping I clinch my
teeth so that sometimes ! even bite
| my ongue Can anything be done
for me, or must ! live In misery?
Alt 10 impossible to express any
positive opinion as to the cause of
your insomnia simply from the de-
scription contained in your letter. I
would suggest that you have q re-
examination by the surgeon who
performed the operation or by your
family physician.
1t Is quite possible that you r
nervously overwrought from the
pain suffered before the operation,
and have net yet had sufficient time
to recover since the operation.