New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-03

20 necessary to the welfare and happlres: OF mankind
that II must DO selfevdcnt to the sufferer tina. too much
care and attention cannot be paid to this exquisite little
organ. nor can too much consideration be given for s
preservation How urgently necessary it is the suffer
ers themselves know beet.
knowledge OF the diseases Of the For nrs been
greatly retarded by the habit Of oonfouu ing with
another and thus overlooking the soa and tie peculiar
nature Of each The consequence Of thus viewing al
diseases without discrimination has been to adopt
method Of treating them equally prosperous Ii fact
in the practice Of those who have had no opportunities
Of properly studying diseases Of the Ear the same rou
tine Of remedies is used in every where the Ear
requires treatment a! G and it often happens that II Is
not -. the routine 10 exhausted and the Ear IN some
Of ia essential parts becoming vigorously disorgan
lied that suspicion arises Of there being something
peculiar or specific in the case.
Even from the slight view which VIC have already
taken of the subject il is evidently impossible that The
affections Of part, so Immediately connected, and so
widely differing in structure and function as those com
bined in tho Ear be treated at oncc ndscrimnatey
and successfully. We find that the remedies which IN
few days. Will remove certain disease. will only ag
Crayatc another OF the orgGn. Great advantage
will therefore accrue from the adoption Of the accurate
caxc .fcation which have heretofore laid before my
readers
ibid not offer 1t as a complete classification, but
q mere enumeration, bearing chiefly upon practical
views 1t would be easy increase the catalogue OF The
diseases Of tic Ear especially OF their sub species and
varieties. Those readers who choose to how fer this
sori of thirg may be carried. would refer to paper
on Aura Surgery in the seventh volume Of Ammon's
"Monats's Schrft'
Before proceeding to describe the different treatment
particularly required FOX each disease OF the Ear II may
not be improper offer few rules of universal applca
ton 20 the trcatmea. Of those diseases and 70 make
some remarks;
l. Hisa general rule OF grca. importance in this
trea,mcn. Of all diseases O! tie Ear 10 discover the
cau.e whence II tr. arisen cnd II possible TO remove
that cause II Is still IN operation The cause may be
local OF II mag be constu,ole bat 1t may ccase' II
be allowed still 70 operate. II Is evident that everything
IN the way Of remedy must prove comparatively OF e.
t.rely Intellectual
In treating the various forms varieties and degrees
Of diseases q tie Ear 1t is essential object 20 have
clear conception Of the accompanying constitution; for
whou. rcofyDg tie state OF the constitution y al
often FL in curing the attending local complaint Tie
previ0Y diseases Of Ae ipai.en also should be Gsoor
t-inci.
3 The Ear ,nd The body c. large rus, be defended
fou row SOURCES Of irritation The original cause nat
b. removed but the disease mas s,l con,inrc, being
kept I'd by other causes oin nature yory different c
tire original one bu, equally detrimental. Tie primary
cause Is often local and the secondary cause con.iiin
tiosa ATE. the list Is removed TIE second arc L.e
b DC overlooked.
As tie exercise Of the functions o. tie Ear would
be Of considerable excitement to 1, when suffer.
lag under inflammation. r,s u tie organ oasl gene
rally 70 b. ogoncd In some ocses rest Of tie body Is
Indispensable. especially in acute stage C. oaai
S 1t Is Of grsa; no;sou: TO oxInine tie dis -
organ carefully ard thoroughly from tine 70 time
in some ca.cs daily. OF even oteuer Many children
lose ihcF hearing In O.!, cralaa!on oftNcS Ears
over being made I'll tic ty,apaaCm "a Destroyed Tic
rrrcti;ioner mus. dccnc the cra;arn;ioa Of t.
cars on aay rel OF fsacei the disease "
tr-ois lryor q tie Is "a non being rss /.
ohsa occu IN Children IN bad he,.ia AID afro rsis
from tie application ~ cold O. TIE fe,ce - ~ YEA
l.aae II ,lio scTy e .ssa..y .a,cs "a og!Eia ZEN
sudden attack Of cola. wL!oh. instead - fu'fIairr
become elfollc. The Ich-ro g--ay cons, o. ile
ssi1ar0.e osls which Arc thrown OF 10 clnlurri..a
With qanu.iiy q laid Instead y ffmlag d'l'iro'
fsids,rofs layer On removal 81 tho dl,claiFr. &c
lsrrs, IL bead 20 De tEolcn. ard entirely ecrufrd u
1yisau,s tie color o.. Ito surface .4rTins from ]
e. pssl rcd. Tl.sdGcafc require - d'e.'-' r' ~
ton. silcc IL Is AT 70 ,smina,e IN ,he Formation
-rfaaia:.oas o. lolyIi 90 u sree q The ucusl-c
81 In liberation tho laiisr process cndafr FfG 70
ltrous l-nar Tla. Election 3, a'.c 10. uufrcgreftT
a. ,.ed w.lh corresponding one O! tie en"oia
iagc! u tie re-li which may ~ fubd I'd without g.
!l.osso O. tLe nr-tTano fyf1Hi he!ng cured 4t'ic
no ,a't Ia. elrori csfsrrsi inflammation - tie yu
pa.ie ngcoss n-Hbrans affects tie bolc. tie etfa
-.effr. q tic hrain "Iir lrfi effect upon tie tyn
p.nio mucols membrane produced By scaf..i hser.'
avs oao - TIE npi'cal r-o,'f'1r- q anrl aas fy
aad o.hcf pscil,p.s.lg diseases. II uius.y simple
esfsrriel ila-mir aii1t-ti- to olicfd rrcols men
b.ane which 10 naturally cr.r,ncly tin. rrl c1rdes
very tr, quantity q utea' becomes hylhoiirogll o.
AID ,ccfeics colo1s.y s.fllt aiicT. aAc' bong too
abundant and thick % clcsio AsulrA &c nn'lra! ~
crotory rasteeo--EtHcc.isa tgbe-g.adunls i.ls L.
f,rspsaie cayay arG presses oi5i nc inner s1r
oftle ni.iraaa fg.gsni causing t. partial ~ eAte
destruction % Tat organ. Tie mueus then Ncc} a.
capes lto the s,a and f.ls ono Il tie class 90 clsi
usually complied uudoT the term q "Oiogion. It be
ing Ia reel.y case Il simple csarfh Of To nao9r'
nes5yaae o,tio ft.raarn. 50 long "a iiofc is De-
eli, f the discharge the disease rarely orffrfs % Oh
c,tJrlm and fortunately 10 largo 81 portion q case
who're tie lar Is Injured ~ scarlet fever Or olf DIS
,a.es ~ asse a section II Tie n,ns'sHa fytgal - re
moved tia. tic yisc.d mucous tcc.etd las no egiea
i..m thc t,npasrm. But stated. The Hr1bfa'a -"
pani sometimes remains entire or hls only lel 'fr
lure. or par, falls nwaids and bocomcl attached o.
tie prlnoniosy thus making sl.-n. sAr...-s OF IL.
tyngelic oari;y from The n'aip'
Sometimes memhr.nous bands sisctch aciofs ilc iym
nun. OF fcrofalus deposits re- nmp'ric Nl o'e o..
other Of tie above circumstances. tie oec.on Of The
tympnuic mucous floubrcas Is prevented passing oui
waraa; and 1t gradually d!sleads Tie gaIae oa'ii]
TN II affects tie o,scous veis aEG thus tie disease
Tie membranes Of tie brain or Of tie brain li.cL ii