THE TREATMENT OF THE CHRONIC SINUSITIS BY OPERATION AND ION GAS INJECTION

The treasment of the chronic sinusitis is still a new subject. This is due tstze fact that all the patients are not cured by operation alone, even with the use of penicillin because of individual character of the patients' consisbibion endowed by nasure.The author has previously reporbed on the treatment of the asthma by application of ion gas, the resuet of which was found excellent. As in the case of the asthma, the majoriby of the chronic rinusitis are of the allercig nature: and this is why the author made a study, of the, treatment of this disease by application of ion gas.The resuet was, as expected, excellent, showing completecure in aee of the cases.1) The method adoptedAfter the operation, a special ion gas, generated by Mr. M. nagao's ozoneither, was injected daily.a) Sites of the injection: The tkeek and, the bark of the neck.b) Quantity injected: The tolal amount was 20-50cc, of which 5-10cc, on the tkeek and the rest of it on the back of the neck.c) Litertures on ion gas: Magazines issued by the Navel medical. Corpor-ation: Reports by R Josa, M.D. on the rose: by T. Endo, M.D. on the gangrene: and J. shirota, M.D. on the neuralgia.2) The results of experi ruents, a) Number of the patients: 7 children and 18 adults.b) after the operation and the injection: there was no bleeding.c) After the operation and the injection: there was no pain felt.d) pus in nose: distippcared in 2 or 3 duzs: irrigation was not required.e) The period of the treatment was greatly shortened.f) When ion gas injected, there was no nes cersity of operation in children.g) cure rate was 100%. Percentage of the cured, who underwent operation, is 100%.3) The author came to the conclusion that the chronir sinusitis is not in carble disease, if this treat ment is resorted.