A contribution to the study of post-nasal catarrh / by Beverley Robinson.
- Beverley Robinson
- Date:
- 1875
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A contribution to the study of post-nasal catarrh / by Beverley Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![will act most favorably upon the catarrhal condition of the naso-pharyngeal space. After its use, the hardened secretions become moistened and detached in great part, and quickly descend into that portion of the pharynx from which they may be expelled readily by a slight effort of hawking and expec- toration. It will also act as a very effectual deodorizer of the nasal fossae, whenever the expired breath becomes offensive, owing to the chemical changes which take place frequently in the pent-up secretions. Further, it acts favorably as an antiplastic remedy, thanks to the amount of alkali which enters into its composition, and will subdue, in a measure^ the infiltration of all points of mucous membrane, where its contact is thoroughly and repeatedly made. Besides, it has a tendency to lessen extreme viscidity of secretion, in partially dissolving it, and is therefore grateful . as a palliative remedy, when the ammoniacum mixtxire has rendered the mucous secretion of the post-nasal space very tenacious and difficult of separation and expulsion. After employing the carbolized spray, we have used latterly, with ex- cellent results, the following powder behind the palate. ]^. Pulv. iodoformi ] Pulv. camphorse j Pulv. acacise M. When the secretion is moderate, and can be detached easily and expectorated, we occasionally content ourselves with one or more daily applications of the above, or other properly formu- lated powder, varying it somewhat, according to the evident indications of the case, and do not make use of the spray. The powder-blower employed by us in the treatment of post- nasal catarrh, and which is represented in the accompanying drawing, may be described as follows : It consists mainly of a glass-bottle with a wide mouth and a capacity of about two ounces. The cork stopper is pierced with two holes, into each of which a bent tube of hard rubber is inserted. One of these tubes reaches nearly to the bottom of the bottle, the other merely passes through the cork. The former, at its outer ex- 3 ss- 3 i. 3ii.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22275447_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
