The bleeding only ceased
when the posterior nares also were plugged."
"Dr. T. G. Wright of Plainville, Conn., narrates the case of a
young man whom he found in the night, bleeding profusely, and
having already lost a large amount of blood. Shortly after
plugging both anterior and posterior nares the blood found its
way through the lacrimal ducts to the eyes and trickled down the
cheeks."
"Dr. Charles W. Crumb cites the case of a man, sixty-five years
old, with chronic nephritis, in whom a slight bruise of the nose
was followed by epistaxis lasting twenty-four hours. When the
nares were plugged blood escaped freely from the eyes. A
cone-shaped bit of sponge, saturated with ferrous sulphate, was
passed into each anterior naris, and another piece of sponge,
similarly medicated, into either posterior naris. The patient had
been taking various preparations of potassium, and it was thought
that his blood contained a deficiency of fibrin. Upon removal of
the nasal plugs a catarrhal inflammation developed which lasted a
long time and was attended with considerable purulent discharge."
Late Restoration of Sight.--There are some marvelous cases on
record in which, after many years of blindness, the surgeon has
been able, by operation, to restore the sight.
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