Medicine on Shabbat: Difference between revisions
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# For a migraine headache any oral [[medications]] may be taken. <Ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | # For a migraine headache any oral [[medications]] may be taken. <Ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
===Mouthwash=== | ===Mouthwash=== | ||
# There is a discussion in the later poskim if one may use mouthwash on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> see Beer Moshe 1:34:7page 78 is lenient as is Rivevot Ephraim 2:115:23:page 192, 3:536:6, 4:97:5, 6:195, Nishmas [[Shabbos]] 5:318, Cheshev Ha’efod 2:59 <ref> | # There is a discussion in the later poskim if one may use mouthwash on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> see Beer Moshe 1:34:7page 78 is lenient as is Rivevot Ephraim 2:115:23:page 192, 3:536:6, 4:97:5, 6:195, Nishmas [[Shabbos]] 5:318, Cheshev Ha’efod 2:59 </ref> | ||
===Nosebleed=== | ===Nosebleed=== | ||
# For a nosebleed bleeding may be stopped with a tissue or a napkin. If none is available, a cloth napkin may be used. <ref> Mishnah Berurah 328:146 </ref> | # For a nosebleed bleeding may be stopped with a tissue or a napkin. If none is available, a cloth napkin may be used. <ref> Mishnah Berurah 328:146 </ref> | ||
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# It is permitted to remove a scab as long as blood is not drawn from the wound. <ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)based on S”A O.C. 328:22 and Mishnah Berurah 90. </ref> | # It is permitted to remove a scab as long as blood is not drawn from the wound. <ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)based on S”A O.C. 328:22 and Mishnah Berurah 90. </ref> | ||
===Sleep disorder=== | ===Sleep disorder=== | ||
# There are conflicting views among contemporary poskim about taking sleeping pills or No-Doze pills. <ref> See Minchas Yitzchak 3:21, Tzitz Eliezer 9:17, Be’er Moshe 1:33 and Shalmei Yehudah, pg. 176, for the various views. </ref> One who is weak all over or bedridden may take them. Cotton balls may be used as ear plugs. It is permitted to use pliable ear plugs, which are made from a wax-like material that spreads to fill the cavity of the ear. <ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)quoting Rav S.Z. Auerbach (Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 14:45); Shraga ha-Meir 5:23. Rav Y.S. Elyashiv, however, recommends not using pliable ear plugs on [[Shabbat]]; see Ashrei ha-Ish 17:117; 33:7 </ref> | # There are conflicting views among contemporary poskim about taking sleeping pills or No-Doze pills. <ref>[http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp?HalachaID=3320 Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Chacham Ovadia Yosef are lenient] See Minchas Yitzchak 3:21, Tzitz Eliezer 9:17, Be’er Moshe 1:33 and Shalmei Yehudah, pg. 176, for the various views. </ref> One who is weak all over or bedridden may take them. Cotton balls may be used as ear plugs. It is permitted to use pliable ear plugs, which are made from a wax-like material that spreads to fill the cavity of the ear. <ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)quoting Rav S.Z. Auerbach (Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 14:45); Shraga ha-Meir 5:23. Rav Y.S. Elyashiv, however, recommends not using pliable ear plugs on [[Shabbat]]; see Ashrei ha-Ish 17:117; 33:7 </ref> | ||
===Sore throat=== | ===Sore throat=== | ||
# For a sore throat medication may not be taken. Gargling is prohibited. <Ref> S”A 328:32</ref> Drinking tea or any other hot drink, or sucking a candy, is permitted even if the intention is for medicinal purposes. <ref>S”A 328:37 </ref> | # For a sore throat medication may not be taken. Gargling is prohibited. <Ref> S”A 328:32</ref> Drinking tea or any other hot drink, or sucking a candy, is permitted even if the intention is for medicinal purposes. <ref>S”A 328:37 </ref> | ||
