The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-27

ause enects can only be removed by an eradication
!. 'ne cause from which they proceed; and as in
ssa the same effects produced by entirely
le- eht causes, specifics, whether in the shape OF
a,h'ai or operations, are impositions and mpos-
-'i'.les' These remarks are from observing fire.
49, announcements in the papers of specifics
49, % ear-ols, electric-ols acoustic-ols &C., &C..
na aiso OF NEW discoveries. or "ne,c modes Of
Jor deafness.n- surgeon may through
~ observation, large experience or favor
- ,,,---.' DC enabled to improve, perfect or
go inethod OF treating particular dis
ease u 'e ear; but he must indeed be possessed Of
most peculiar inventive penns hO Ia
new mode Of treatment for Deo6,sss ~, -
he must have discovered a men, ,oods
oarious diseases Of the which result in tbe loss Of
hearing.
Announcements like those to which ,va have oo,,.5
attention may safely be taken as an evidence of tho
ignorance of the party from which thew emanate
of the pathology of the ear and the causes of Deaf
ness or desire to deceive the unsuspectng public
The Rational T Treatment of Deafae...
To treat deafness successfully, the first and most
necessary step the lUhich Drodces
IT. dfor that purpose the Ear has 10 be personally in
spected and carefully examined, that the remedies
may De directed to the affected part, the pria-
eptes on which euery other disease treated. Besides
constitutional treatment, in majority of aurul dis
eases, we have the additional advantage of making
local applications with decided benefit,
In diseases OF the External Ear, remedial agents
put into the auditory canal by coming into direct
contact with the diseased surface will be found use
ful In affections of the middle ear where the men,
brana-tympani is not perforated or lost applica-
tons to the external ear are not only useless but
would prove injurious; tho only means of reaching
the tympanum is through the eustachian tube, BY
this channel the experienced Aurist can Introduce
air, gases, and medcated vapors, such as NAV be
required by the particular case, into the Middle
Ear, and bring the diseased mucus membrane to
healthy state. Local applications should never be
exclusively relied however, for the cure of dis
ease of the Ear constitutional treatment has usual
ly to be combined with them. To cure deafness
permanently, the causes which excited the disease
of the Ear must be removed.
All authorities on the Ear concur In recognizing
catarrh, or inflammation of the nasal passages and
throat of the principal causes of its diseases
and that deafness in the majority Of cases is attrb
uted to its influences. Our own experience fully
sustans the statistical report of Others for in three
out of every four cases Of deafness presenting them
selves for treatment the exciting cause is catarrh
and the inflammation of the throat, which is invaria-
bly, associated with it. We have, therefore, enjoyed
the most ample opportunities to aequaint ourselves
with the deleterous effects Of catarrh on the ear and
other organs, and are publishing series of ar
ticles embodying the results of our observations
DR. LIGHTHILL,
LIST AND AURIST,
! No 20 Boyiston Street, Boston, 7l4a
| Will be at the UNITED STATES HOTEL, PORT
LAND, from Monday noon 9th, until Saturday noon
March 18th, where he can daily he consulted on
Deafness, Discharges from The Ear, Noises in the
Head, catarrh, and diseases Of the EYE, EAR, and
| THROAT, #4t tFF
| artificial Eyes inserted without pain.
% For Certificates of cures, see the other Port
land daily papers. ,a04 i9i1a HLlCE
/ Feb. 81, dat aa4aHEa.nt XIV rrt Ug