The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-29
THIS BOY INHALED HIS COCOA

| I thought you might be interested, writes a | mother, in our experience with our aged z years, who snifed dry cocoa up his nose and into | his eyes. He had all the symptoms you described | in your article on Peanut in the Lung. Our doc 1 tor said it was bronchial asthma brought on by | the cocoa. The doctor gave him ephedrine which worked wonderfully and in three days the son was up. (M. w. S) l This is very interesting and thank the cor l respondent for her report. We published here not child "choked" on piece of peanut-the peanut went down the wrong way" and how the par ents restored to artificial respiration when the child became desperate and while waiting for the doctor The doctor took the child to the hos ptal where the peanut was removed. The doctor assured the parents their prompt application of artificial respiration had saved the child's life. The parents had learned how to apply artificial respiratoin from the teaching of the method in this column.
 As rule the aspiration of a piece of peanut that is inhaling it, so that it lodges in the bronchial tube or in the ung-does not bring on immediate distress, but the child merely chokes coughs d bit and seems all right. A cough and suffer increasing difficulty in breath ing. It seems the fatty acid in peanut is quite irritating to the delicate tissue of the bronchial tube or the lung anl brings on an infammatory reaction, rather more than simple foreign bodies which children sometimes inhale-such as whistles. buttons, pins.
 Ephedrine is a medicine of the alkaloid class, obtained from Chinese herb It was introduced to Americas pharma cology only a few years ago. It has effect almost identical with that of ad- renalin, which is famous for the relief 1t affords the sufferer from an attack of asthma or hay fe-
 
 known as epinephrine and as suprarenaline) is administered either by hypodermic or intramus- throat, medicine the patient takes by mouth. Neither ephedrine nor adrenalin should be used in any form except under the observa- ton and direction of your physician.
 Again We caution parents of young children about the danger of this accident aspiration or inhalation of pieces of peanut other foreign bodies of similar size. Because of the danger it is unwise to let a child under years of age have peanuts or popcorn to eat Peanut butter, how 3 Va1r of age at any time they want it.
 In most large cities and smaller places equipped to find and remove such foreign bodies lodged in the chest by means of the broncho- cult or impossible for such doctors to make known their special skill 10 the laity and hence in emergencies it is necessary to depend on the nearest doctor or hospital as intermediary in
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Boys Ears .2rOtrude
 Our 10 year old son has cars that prOtrudc most unbccOmingIy. one more so than the other. We have tried taping them and putting a cap them nights. but without apparent effect. (NIrs N. E.)
 Answer-The only remedy is a plastic opera tion which will correct the trouble. This should be done by good surgeon. happen to know of competent one near you and will be glad to send his name and address by private letter. Be- ware of institutes" and other rackets that solicit customers A really reliable surgeon never soli- cits trade; If he IS ,alry good one ms satisfied he has to resort to other tricks to bring in new victims. This principle applies in all other specalties of medicine surgery or healing.
 MOnOxid Impairs Hearing
 I wish to know if breathing fumes of mOnOxid gas would injurc a persons hearing. e. II. O.
 Answer-Impaired hearing is common after effect of poisoning by carbon monoxid and some persons exposed to slight daily gassing com plain of poor hearing. However this is of the least serious effects of carbon monoxid pois- oning; why suffer such poisoning at all? It is never necessary to expose yourself to the hazard in occupation or at home.
 Recovery from Tbc.
 Can woman who has had 1T. B.-(yOu do not mean TubcrcIc Bacill you should say tbc. which Is the abbrcviation for tubcrculosis) s)-give birth to a child without breaking down again? Will the child be tubcrcuIar?-(yOu mean tuber- culous-that is affected with tuberculosis; tubcr. cular merely means having tubcrclcs, and one with leprosy, syphilis. actinOmycosis or some other disease might have tubercles be tubcr- cuIar, without being tubercu!Ous. having tubcr- cuIOsis). (Mrs F. r. IT,
 Answer-The woman may bear children with out greater risk than as though she had never had tuberculosis. Even if the mother has active tuberculosis when the child is born. the child will not be born with tuberculosis. but would be certain to contract it from the mother if permit ted to remain in her care. If no one in the house. hold in intimate contact with the child has tuberculosis the child will not catch the disease