The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-14
NOSE BLEED

In nearly every instance nost bleeding comes from what physi- clans call Massachusetts area on the front part of the nasal septuln partition between nostrils). This ,rea is so close to the end of the ose that simple light steady pres
 Ire on the sides of the nose be- Ween thumb and forefinger, with sne head bent sIghly forward, will control the bleeding.
 Reason for bending the head for ward as you sit Or stand is to cause forward incline of the floor of the nasal chamber so that blood will not run back through the nasal passage into the throat.
 When or if this simple maneuver fails to stop the nosebleed, then a physician may readily see the bleeding point by using a nasal speculum, and touch it with suita- ble cauterant of coagulant to stop the bleeding. If the physician is not equipped to do this, then he may have to pack the nostril with surgical gauge.
 Direct cause of the bleeding in many cases is abrasion of the coy- ering of the septum with fingernal. Violent blowing of the nose is ar- other cause.
 Sometimes nosebleed occurs with out blood appearing at the opening of the noStril, but owing to the po- sition of the person (say lying down) the blood flows back into the throat and when the individual discovers blood in the secretions eX- pelled from the throat as in cough ing he assumes the blood has come from somewhere deep in the head or from the lungs.
 Traditional application of cold to nape of neck, say by means of cold compress or piece of cold metal, as a method of stopping nosebleed is harmless, if 1t does not disturb the patient, but it's efficacy is ques- tionable since most nosebleeds stop presently even if you do nothing at all.
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 Insomnia
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 Running Ear
 Had running ear for many years. Doctors prescribed various reme- dies which did no good. Especially annoying was the constant itching and unpleasant odor tried an experiment-puta drop of iodine in ear, with eye dropper. It caused terrific pain for few minutes. Aft CT that used two parts water, one part iodine, drop in ear each day. In about three weeks the trouble cleared up and have never been bothered since-that was seventeen years ago. (L. N. O.
 Answer-It was heroic Solution of ten grains of boric acid in ore fluidounce of alcohol (pure grain alcohoD, a drop or two ill ear night and morning used agreeably warm. has proved an excellent remedy in many cases of chronic running ei,r. The standard MILD tincure ef iodine (U. s. P) or the WEAK solution of iodine (Br). is about 2 per cent strength. One part of this v with four parts of water would make an iodine solution which might be used as ear drops. Young persons with running ear should have the benefit of medical exami- nation and treatment.
 Sources of Vitamin K
 What foods contain vitamin K, the coagulation vitamin? (H. s. P.)
 Answer = Vitamin K, the anti hemorrhagic factor, plays a part in the formation of prothrombin in the blood, which is essential for normal clotting of the blood. Hence deficiency of K leads to the tend- ency to bleed excessively. Vitanin K Is present in alfalfa, in green Ieafy vegetables and especially in spinach. cabbage, kale, cauliflcwer. in Seaweed, soy bean oil, hog liver fat, rice bran, brown rice, wild riee.
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