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GEORGE C. MCMILLAN Downers Grove...
...inflammation like bronchitis or laryngitis. One or more bony cavities may be invaded at a time. The infections may arise as a result of frequent colds, infected teeth, diseases such as pneumonia or influenza, too much swimming, may be aggravated by smoking or drinking. Said Dr. Grove: "Probably the most important single factor in the development of the chronic form of sinus disease ... is allergy." This includes hay fever, sensitivity to dust, feathers, foods...
Nosedrops, Pipes and Drains. Said Dr. Grove: "No disease of the body probably has more forms of treatment than does disease of the nasal sinus. . . . Treatment which produces a 'cure' of one patient's sinus disease will not always produce the same result in another patient." Medical...
...Some like compresses cold, some like them hot. Dr. Grove prefers infra-red lamps, electric pads or hot-water bottles applied to forehead or cheeks. Inhalation of medicated steam, especially if it contains benzoin, is valuable...
...Surgery-rooting but polyps, or carving windows in clogged nasal passages-is often "underdone . . . not completed." Scar tissue may grow in, choke up the opening. When done thoroughly, an operation may bring great relief in breathing. But, said Dr. Grove, since there are eight nasal sinuses all told, fixing one may not cure or prevent disease in the others...