Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-11
SYMPTOMS Of DISEASES Of THE
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BxtPoce 190n Dr. L1gAehAll'o
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| In spite Of I'll precautions. the Ear will q
times become affected but sves then. deafness
can In many cases ts prevented, II suitable
Treatment is instituted in the primary stages Of
the disease. II will BE- remsrub ubered that the
diseased most destructive 70 hearing. commsn-
css very insidiou.ly. without pain. noises. Or
any symptoms calculated 10 alarm the patient,
and that hearing becomes ispsirsd % gradually
that no disease is suspected until the inability
to hear common conversssios. establishes the
faes sf deafness.
It Il NEST important, therefore. to - ablsato
detect the slighssss defect ID Aeaeine. and
wsulA sdviss The following method for sAss
purpose:
NHfnoD o. DETECTING lNClPi8ST
DEAFNESS.
~ soon - the least dificulsy is sxperissseA
in Asasisg whisper, Or cssvsssetsss carried
On u . Low tees, Or vhsn sbildsea hass V -
called OF aAdrsssed several tinss bsSsss they
psy any astsAAicn. The state Of nsesiag sAssiA
b tested u shs following asnnes: 4
Lei aene 80 hold u erdiaafy lssl ticking
wassA. six fsse from the Ears. snd Y ~ ticking
sosast bs hsssd rssdily at thss distasse. IL nay
b taken for grsat.d there 10 sensthiag wsess
absut the - vhisA requires lsskins aissr.
that dsss net admit Of delay. his procedure
will q sass sslighssa the niad ef ~ adalt =
- The correct state Of his hearing, and will. vs
trust. bs the means Of saving children unds-
sssssd resshs Or punishment. - yell - aserd
parents n opportunity to have. the d'fieulty
satsalsd 10 intine.
EAR-ACHE.
whether dull Or violent. dartiss Or threbbsss,
10 always On evidence OF diseaseA condition Of
. diseased condition Of the Ear. end ealls Tor .
careful examination and suitable treatment M
To avert danger 10 hearing. the causes which
nroauce the paia must Be removed, and this
cannot bs done BY attempts so freqaentiy inssi-
tutsd, merely TO quiet the pain.
i NOISES.
Noises In The Ears 0. whatever nsturs
whether resembling the roar Of the ocsan, the
hissiag Of steam, the ringing Of bells, sf ether
.ounds. are 4 sur. iudiestion Of some abnormal
condition, end their warning vsiss Of impsnd-
ing danger to u. hearing, should b fs'thfsly
and quickly obsy.d
| DISCHARGE FROM THE EAR.
A slight discharge frem the Ears viii some
times BE- no.iced without any marked symptsns
Of disease having preceded it. Whenever this
isths case. no time should be lost TO have II .
Ears examined and the causes from which II en-
anatsd removed. The discharge, when appear
ing under such circumstances, proceeds from
some mild form Of in asmns,ion Of the Auditory
Canal, which can easily be removed If rsmstiss
are applied in time. but which, if allowed 10 50
on, might produce tho most serious effects.
WARNING AGAINST PROCRASTINATION.
As the spark which csuses . coniagrssion
destructive enough to lay . whole city in ashes,
can be sxtinguished BY the pressure Of iingsr,
and The mighty avalanche, which erushes every
thing IN its course and buries whole villages
nnler its pondsrous masses Of s1ow. ssald Be
arrested ss its starting point BY the Intervention
| Of haad. % the Inflammation which eaasss ~
iscursbls Aeafasss. can most esssrslly - r. :
| mevsd by but = few weeks tfeolmenss aan 81
danger y hearing avsrted. il sstssdsd y n time.
No dehy, sAeeef0re, should b allovsA " seeor.
in procuring asdieal sssisss.ss - soon - the
slishtsst nseAid condition Il TIE 1af bsssnss
i maAifset. a.
lCAufl0N AGAINST 8nRiRICAL fREAI-
4 "a. MINT. asm.A
4 Le.sAs rs>dsr bsw9s Of aanpssing with the
Eas, ~ rssusting TO nostruns - ~ utts1v6ang
y HE eva phlsisi6n. nor delay pssearins
trsssasas q ~ grsuad sf net having pro-
Ausiss vitAaA reach. Any wsli sdncsts1 ply
sieiaa Il ebIs 70 give bsstss sAsiss 1saaa nsn-
prof.jAo.al ersss. ~ n.y y Y ~ - - to
arrest The psssrsss Of shs disssss. until sss s''-