The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-08
DIsINFECTIoN OF THE CRYPTs

Tn a naner read before the Tt Wayne Medical society and published in Physical Therapeutics M in February Dr Noah Zehr observed that the laity is interested in any treatment for adult dis ased tonsils that is less drastic, panful ana naz- ardous than the old fashioned tonsllectomy.
 The doctor put it mildly.I can testify that the laitv is demanding such treatment. And can state that the aity is getting 1t m some pthees ic: but is getting instead lot of hooey Tn other places where the old timers have the public hyp-
 pr zehr finds that infection in the tonsil is generally seated in the crypts and this implies that it is only when the crypts are s,tad so stfer repeated in1ammatory reatcions that they can no longer drain or extrude their contents that treatment becomes necessary to prevent or per- haps to cure a systemic trouble due to the locus of infection in the tonsil.
 This physician says he IS interested Tn these
 i. Do the tonsil c-ypts harbor active infec-
 tion which may injure the patient systemic-
 ally?
 D. Is the tonsil large enough to interfere
 mechanically with respiration? If so, IS the
 enlargement due 70 swelling or true hvpef-
 3. What method of treatment will give the most satisfactory results?
 4, Is it necessary to remove the entlre ton-
 sil in order to dispose of the crypts if we have
 a surgical technique by which we can dispose
 Dr zehr advocates what he calls electricryp- tectomy That means cutting out the crypt with electricty Actually 1t means electro -coagulation of enough tonsil to cause all the crypts to join together in one flat crater with more or less lynn. phoid or normal tonsil tissue in it's base and around it's walls. This produces less scar tissue whan the removal of the .tonsl by the ordinary method does. It is the minimum disturbance of the tissues of the throat. It IS tnorougny con- servative kind of surgery.
 Although Dr Zehr does not say so, l believe electrOcryptectomy accounts for the extraoroh- ary benefit many patients have experienced n their condition of chronic arthritis or neurit after the first treatment the first two or three treatments in the series of treatmens aken for daihermy extirpaton of the tonsil. It just hap pens that the first sitting the second dlsinfects
 the infected crypt, putting an abrupt end to .ne constant sysemtic absorption of germs or theii products from the septic focus
 The field is large, concludes pr Zenr. Tor a technique that is less hazardous and offers better postoperative results for the patient than tonsil- lectomy as it is being done in large percentage of cases.
 While the old fogies in general practice and in the nose and throat speciality are grumbiipe and muttering that tlhs newfangled method is rapidly equE;,ing themselves to give their pa tients the benefits of these modern methods years the brutal crude and dangerous surgical tonsillectomy will be relegated to oblivion al least for oa1EsPanNs adnIs Pat,ents AND ANSWERS Cri Dope
 Interested in an answer you gave about the soda and quininc five grains of the salicylate and | injurious to my heart or blood? L. 2. Tl Answer--I can't say it is though l should ho' Quack Specialists Fee SOAAASA doctor called gallstones. But she decided to go tt 8 specialist in who took A.rays 10 the tune of $14O and finally said her trouble seemed to be kink in the colon and a low stomach However he said he could cure her by violet ra! and serum. (Mrs K.l
 Answer-Violet ray is old stuff. We have go beyond that now Ultraviolet ray is the ony thing worth while. However, even ultra-viole will hardly hoist up low stomach or straighter out a kink. When your ma feels she has played around with the quacks long enough she hat better go back to the honest country doctor and be herself.
 Child Has Enlarged Spleen Our daughter aged A years has an enlarged spleen, the doctor says. He advises operation for it's removal. Can you tell us if x-ray treat | ments would be possible cure for this ailmenti (B. FL
 Answer-x-ray treatments are beneficial 1T some conditions in which the spleen is enlarged but cannot say that X-ray treatments cure. Re moval of the spleen has given good results ip thu majority of instances where this operation is un dertaken. particularly in children.
 How Old Are You Feeling? Please advise at what age yOu mean Ons should change from cold to hot water mornings or why cold drinks gre harmful to the old. (B c. G.l
 Answer-Please excuse me- Tn general wa, vigorous persons should prefer cold water. espe cially on risTg. Feeble persons had better taks | It hot or tepid, not cold. they need the warmth and lack the vigor to react normally to cold. Le me feel your radial artery and I'll tell yoi whether 1t is time to chanse over.