The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-15
THE ODDS AND THEIR
CRYOPHOBIA

Persons who have chronic rhinitis
(catarrh to YOU'D, whether the trouble
is intermittent as in ordinary chronic
rhinitis or constant as in hypertrophic
rhinitis (enlarged turbinate bodies ,
and also persons who have chronic
sinusitis, react abnormally to every
day enviromental changes which give
normal persons no annoyance or dis
comfort. These subjects Of chronic
trouble in nose or throat emit loud
complaints whenever they experience
such discomfort or annoyance and
tell the world they are taking more
cold" To all appearances they are
we'll folk, and their fuss about the
draft, change Of weather or dampness
or chilliness does impress the unini-
tiated observer.
They stuff up and run at the nose
or begin coughing, sneezing, hawking
or complaining on slight provocation
or none at all as 1t seems to well folk
around them, and eventually they
impose upon every one the necessity
Of deferring to their whims about
heating, ventilation, clothing and
other things in order to avoid dis
putes.
I contend it Is all wrong to allow
the pathological minority to have
their way about everything and COM
pei the healthy majority to submit to
all sorts Of unwholesome conditions
Just because the near-invalids like
things that way. They have no more
right to take such advantage Of FAM
lily and friends or associates In work
or business than has the bird who
procures for himself q soft and easy
path through life by practicing nerv-
Gus imposition.
With the aid Of 9 simple headlight
and nasal speculum any doctor-any
ordinary general practitioner or fam
lily physician-can find out for any
ODD demon draft dodger) why he
makes himself such nuisance, why
he invariably has the delusion he Is
taking cold" If he gets his feet wet
or sits in q draft or encounters q
sudden change Of weather or wind
without extra clothing. BY such ex-
animation the doctor discovers
whether the trouble Is simple chronic
rhinitis, enlarged turbinates, sinusitis,
polyp. adenoid hyperthorphy, Of what
not.
Furthermore any good family doc
tor is not only competent to treat
such conditions successfully but. IN
my opinion, can give lasting relief BY
conservative methods In many cases
where the average specialist can only
operate. From experience and study
of the question I doubt that anybody
with normal nose and throat condi-
ton, that is, without one or another
Of the pathological troubles tndicat-
ed, Is sensitive to drafts or sudden
changes or everyday exposure.
The casual observer seeing ODD
stuff up and begin to sneeze or run
at the nose Immediately upon impact
Of q passing zephyr cannot help being
impressed that there may be some
thing in the poor gink's claim O
susceptibility. But II the casual OBJ
server will take the trouble, Is have
done, to watch the progress Of few
such alleged fresh colds" Of instan.
taneous development he will find thai
the beggars invariably forget about
the fresh cold" within an hour. Some
Of 'em childishly imagine that what
ever emergency measure they try hal
broken it up Of @wsrded It oSi.'
OF course that Is the bunk. The truth
is that the alleged "fresh cold" Is mo-
. new illness at all. but merely
manifestation Of the chronic rhinitt
or whatever the particular complaint
may be.
I take no more stock in these In
Simultaneous colds" than do In quicl
cold" cures.
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