A manual of diseases of the nose and throat / by Cornelius Godfrey Coakley.

Date:
1906
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Credit: A manual of diseases of the nose and throat / by Cornelius Godfrey Coakley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Fig. 51. pass through an opening—oftentimes some- what constricted—into a larger cavity. This will be the cavity of the sphenoid. It can readily be ascertained that the probe is not in the nasopharynx from the fact that all upward, downward, or lateral movements of the probe are restricted by the very narrow opening through which the probe is passed. The mucous membrane lining the cavity when diseased is soft, velvet-like, in contrast with the firm, dense, bony field of a normal mucous membrane. The opening once found by the probe can often be seen anteriorly, and the discharge observed as it is forced out by the probe. Prognosis. The prognosis in acute sinusitis is good if seen early and efficient drainage be established. The great danger lies in the condition not being recognized, when the severer cases are liable to infect the meninges, terminating fatally or becoming chronic. The milder cases often recover without any spe- i[^ - cial treatment. The average case lasts about ten days. Treatment. The treatment of acute sinus disease may be divided into constitutional and local. The constitutional treatment should be that which would ordinarily be directed to the disease which this compli- cates ; that is, the constitutional treatment for grip, pneumonia, and so forth. Sphenoidal The local treatment should be directed probes, three contracting the nasal mucous mem- K17.PR O