The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-01
GOOD SIGN FOR A SINUS: EXPLORERS
 KEEP OUT.

 s,nua drainage craze that has apparently suc- ceeded the now subsiding tonsillectony leVer. To day l wish to warn parLicuiariy tnose "no have some chronic focal infection, such as ar thrItis against the al-around specialists teye- ear n ose- throat what have you) "ho are re. couping their losses. to speak, by taking It out of the paranasal slnuseS, no" ehat 'N"s' are 50 quiet in the tonsil clinic. Dr Carl M. Anderson made a careful study or a group of 400 cases of sinustis, 2oo or Wnch were in patients who presented possible symp- toms of focal infection, and 200 in patients
 without any such indication He concl1deu that in the 400 cases the sinusius "as Ho'
 The 200 patients who had sinusitis and also
 signs of other foci of infection (such as infect
 ed tonss. infected teeth prostate gland 'ndec- tion etc) included only 26 who presented com plications which may have been caused Dy io-
 cal infection, and in all or nearly all cases tho sinuses were not the sourcec of the trouble The nose has a definite function to perform These aIl-around specialists and their eagerness to cut things seldom give the junction or @ tne nose even a thought--that sort of thing wouldn't bring in any big fees. If this seems a harsh thing for mo to say remember, I'm
 amenabe to discipline from the medical society if overdraw the evil I am discussing object to all-around specialists (eye-ear-n nose-tnfoat practitioncrs) on the ground that there IS no good excuse for grouping such fields or prac- flee except the greed for fat fees. A nose and
 throat specialist s not so far off hls limitations if he delves more or less in the diseases or me ca rs but when he adds to repertoire also dis- eases of the eyes, then say he should include diseases of the chin, neck chest and abdom- inal organs, and thus leave the limbs Tor the poor pikers in general practice 10 quarrel about Not that l would have all the mob or aIl-around specialists sent back to honest gen. | eral practice but If we're going to regard tnese prctcntious men as specialists, then let all us goofy family doctors announce ourseivcs as specialists in whatever patients happen 10 have, and boost our fees to correspond with those now charged by the all around specialists We'd have just good ground for 1t. . | Although the X-ray picture is q valuable aid | In the diagnosis of sinus disease it Is by no means q positive test and the patient who per- | mits himself to be cajoled to an operation on | X-ray evidence alone is looking for grief and will probably find 1t.
 Many such nasty sinus drainage operations | merely open the way for infection, interfere with or destroy normal functions of the nose bring on troublesome atrophy or dryness of the l nasal membranes, and altogether give the pa- | tient more to complain of than his sinus trou- | ble ever caused. But when he gets to this stage | there are no more fat fees In his pocket, and | he gravtatcs to the piker family doctor. if any | body is to give him sympathy or attention at all. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Doctors May Join the Class | For years we have cndcavorcd to give our | medical readers whatever help we could, when | they have written to ask for anything. But | this service has increased to formidable prOpOr- tons and I am no longer able to take care of the queries of colleagues who seek professional | help. They may subscribe to the Brady Pro- | fcsslonnI Service and get the help they want, | as a rule.
 Gaining Weight | I understand you rccOHnlcnu te use oi 1H- | suIIn for gaining weight. Please advise me the details (H. C. E)
 | AnBwer-It has proved q very satisfactory | method of padding up some terrible skinnies. You just go to your doctor and let him start you. If you not too dumb he can teach you how to take your own insulin injections, of course under his constant supervision. Just Too Bad f I neglect washing my teeth, within "A hours teeth and gums turn white with tartar, l which feels bad, tastes bad, looks bad and | smells bad. My dentist cleans up my teeth | about every six months. Stin have to brush 'cm regularly too. F. F. O.
 Answer-So far as I know there Is no objec- ton to brushing your teeth every little while, If you feel better that way.
 We Win Customers Regular Trade I want to thank you for telling me how to get | rid Of athletes itch. I had 1t for years before used your formula. Now I want to try your | iodIn ration to keep me from going stale. (L Q. S.)
 Answcr-Instructions for taking the iodin ration will be mailed if you accompany your request with stamped envelope bearing your address
 Inverted Nipple Kindly advise me what to do for inverted nipple. (Mrs $. F.)
 Answer-Do nothing When you become an expectant mother the doctor will tell you how
 to correct 1t.