Deafness From Perforation

5326

Adjust a pellet of moistened cotton wool, so as to cover the perforation. - Yearsley.

5327

In deafness caused by the thickening of the membrana tympani, or a dry condition of the auditory canal and in many other cases, the application of glycerine will be beneficial.

- London Lancet.

Indian Cure For Deafness

5328

Divide an onion, and from the centre take out a piece the size of a common walnut, fill this cavity with a fresh quid of tobacco, and bind the onion together in its usual shape, roast it, then trim off the outer part until you come to that portion slightly colored or penetrated by the tobacco, mash up the balance of the tobacco, put into a phial. S. Three drops of this oil is to be dropped into the ear.

- Scientific American.

For Softening Ear-Wax

5329

℞ Acidi borici..........gr. v

Glycerini,

Aquae ............āā ℥ j

M. S. Warm the solution, and put five to ten drops in the ear twice a day. - La Clinique.

Wax In Ear

5330

℞ Liquoris sodae chlorinatae........................ v

Zinci sulphatis..............gr. ij

Aquae rosae ... ....... ℥ ij

M. S. Drop in two times a day, after washing the canal with warm salt water.

- Prof. Atkinson.

Antiseptic Mixture For Soft And Waxy Concretions In The Ear

5331

℞ Acidi borici....... Э ij - gr. xv

Glycerini puri......... 3 jss

Aquae destillatae........ 3 jss

M. This should be warmed and instilled into the ear, leaving it there for a quarter of an hour, and repeating the process for a day or two. - London Med. Recorder.'

Deafness In Old Age

5332

Mop the membrana tympani with a weak oleaginous solution of phosphurus.

- Sapolini.

For The Relief Of Tinnitus Aurium, Head Ache, Or To Prevent Unpleasant Symptoms From The Effects Of Quinine

5333

℞ Quiniae hydrobromatis............................gr. xxiv Acidi hydrobromici diluti..............................℥ ss

Elixiris aurantii.................℥ iijss

M.S. Dose, a tablespoonful after meals.

- Prof. John V. Shoemaker.

Emphysema

(A swelling produced by air diffused in the cellular tissue.)

Remedies Recommended

Acid, carbolic

Acid, hydrocyanic

Ammonia.

Apomorphine.

Arsenic.

Belladonna.

Bleeding.

Camphor.

Chlor-anodyne (P. D.

&Co.) Chloral.

Chlorine, solution of Coca.

Cod-liver oil. Cubebs. Digitalis. Dry cupping.

Ether.

Grindelia robusta.

Hypophosphites.

Iron.

Iodide, ethyl.

Iodine.

Jaborandi.

Lobelia.

Oxygen.

Potassium, iodide of

Purging.

Quebracho.

Quinine.

Stramonium.

Strychnine.

Tobacco.

Turpentine.

Emphysema - Formulary Of Selected Remedies

5334

For the dropsy complicating the affection, vigorous diaphoresis will give excellent results whenever it depends upon a capillary bronchitis. Later in the disease, when it arises from failure of the heart to compensate for the circulatory derangement of the lungs it may be relieved for a time by

5335

℞ Pulveris digitalis........Э ss

Aquae..............℥ vj

M. S. One tablespoonful to be taken thrice daily. Where digitalis fails, employ. 5336.

℞ Aceti scillae...........℥ j

Aquas destillatae....... ℥ vj

Potassii carbonatis........ ℥ j

M.S.' One tablespoonful to be taken every two hours. - Prof. Felix von Niemeyer.