Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-04-08

mouth. throat and nose, The resulting
sympathetic deafness in some instances
being 50 great that instruction j. impos-
sible, and the child Is unable 60 learn 30
talk. lt IL then deaf mute.
The fact should not be lost sighf OF
that at this early period Of existence thn
junction OF bearing is crude, aud re-
quiFes gradual cultivation for ils devel-
opment, and that any deafness should
be promptly met. Thus she hearing q
children ought % Be 9ften tested, and
although accurate results may be diff.
eult ~ ehEainment. the knowledxr
gained Is advanlaneoas.
Should an infant escape all osheT
causes Of auFal disease Il encounters a.
the seventh month Physiological pro-
cess in development that is frequently
the source Of great irritation in The
mouth. and Of sympathehc irritation i'm
the ears. refer TO The cutting Of lhr
teeth, which usually begins at this age
That this period is fraught with special
danger 20 the organ Of hearing Is well
recognized by both mothers aud nurses.
who have long considered teethinR IS
IN some way connected with earache.
Every one Of the FIRST twenty teeth in
perforating the gum is liable to be thus
heralded. Fortunate, therefore, is the
infant who has passed It's second year,
the period al which FIRST dentrtion is
concluded, without having experienced
aural irritation.
These first teeth, however, are sub
iect TO premature decay, as well a. q
natural absorption of their roots, before
the second deutition begins. From this
cause sympathetic aural trouble often
arises, and frequently continues while
the second teeth are cutting.
About The sixth year, as stated, the
second or permanent teeth begin 10
make their appearance, and at the thir-
teenth year they have all been cut, with
the exception of the wisdom-teeth.
These second teeth are promoters Of
even more disturbance in the ears than
the first; the earaches and discharges
are more persistent, the complications
IN general more grave. Subsequent TO
this period there is q cessation of den.
tai irritation, although established dis
charges from the ears are liable 10 con-
tinue on indefinitely.
The foregoing remarks will serve 10
draw attention 10 the liability existing
in youth to frequently recurring attacks
OF earache, each one of which leaves the
conductive mechanism in a worse con-
dition than before, repeated Invasions
finally leaving behind iFrepaFablo in-
jury. Ia these cases, even when COM
paratively unimportant as respects pain,
competent advice cannot be too early
obtained, for the longer they are neg
iected the less amenable TO treatment
they become.
Certain diseases Of childhood very
frequently aGectthe ears; such are scar
let fever, measles, diphtheria, ccrebro-
spinal meningitis, whooping-cougb and
mumps. During the attacks Of these
diseases, and even when cOnvalescenee
has been established. although earache
may be absent, occasional examinations
Of the ears should be made, in order
that, if affected, they may receive early
attention. Deafness is usually an ear
lY symptom of most sural affections;
but, on the contrary, in some instances
very considerable impairment Of the
drum cavity and its contsined mechsn-
ism exists without any percePtIble i'm
pairment Of hearing.
II il believed that a very small per-
centage Of the adult population possess
normal hearing, which fact greatly de-
Pends on the neglect in childhood TO
which aIlusion has above been made
DR.. Samuel S:rtOn, in Harper.