“Coffee is an admirable remedy for some forms of sleeplessness. A spoonful or two of very strong coffee without sugar or milk will speedily subdue the sleeplessness arising from agitation of mind and body, or from extreme anxiety or mental labour. The wakefulness of children and of old people is especially under its control.”

“One good way to treat chilblains is the following: Paint the region with half strength tincture of iodine without previous bathing. (Dilute the standard brown tincture of iodine with an equal amount of alcohol.) Then swab the region as soon as dry with pure ichthyol [pale sulfonated shale oil] and press absorbent cotton down onto the sticky ichthyol until no more will adhere. Put on a stocking or glove and leave the dressing undisturbed for two or three days. Itching and smarting is relieved at once.”

“Tinnitus aurium is a frequent symptom of disease of the heart and blood-vessels, and of anemia or hyperemia of the vascular system within the ear.

“The noises caused by heart disease and aneurism are usually described as intermittent or buzzing or soughing in character.

“Vertigo and tinnitus are frequently complained of by patients suffering from arteriosclerosis. And these are symptoms not to be lightly regarded or loosely attributed to ear disease alone.

“The aural effects of cardiovascular disease are due, in the main, to blood pressure changes within the labyrinth.”

Dr. Cox (same source as above) wrote …

“Tinnitus of an evanescent character is sometimes observed as a concomitant of hyperacidity, or sour stomach.”

Dr. Cox (same source as above) wrote …

“Dizziness, often complained of in so-called biliousness or other disorders of the digestive tract, is due to toxic effects upon the semicircular canals of the internal ear.”