Telegram-herald., 1889-07-24
CAUSES OF DEAFNESS
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uDon the cause u ths ioss .. ssaFing II
ssarnsss results from the obstracsioa Of
t1- a4sitory asrve is Is absolutely ineuTa-
be. Dssfaszs from inasrnulsliou Of
tie auditory nsrFe j. sps - rrmzin
iueura5ls bus uatef certain exceptional
elreunstsnes- the yat!sat nay recover
hearing D-afnss. ~hscA results from ths
as-trucsion " The colduefing apparatus
wash so4vssy the vibrations Of so44d
from tAs sEsrrnsl eur - the auditory
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strange as H may seem, continued
the Doctor. 'sons people can hear better
without az ear-drun thsn with cue IN the
eass OF = sbronie rupture % tie Eiia adie
ear is Nil be necessary FOR me - explain
tts way la which sound Il heard. SQUAD
waves axe r~~sive1 uusn the ear-dEan;
thia eaT-drutn is stretched across the
exseraal canal and l. contacted with
tire -xterna! ear which cor taiss tho nuic
Ia witch tosts ths aDrs of ths auditory
Derve. by chain OF minute bones which
pass from the drum head across the middle
ear aEd connects VITA the external ear.
vibsati0o Of sound STRIKING tho drum
head are taken up by thix chain % bOnes.
trA-sMlgIsd through the chain 20 tn irid
OF tAs internal ear. This nIi1 = conse-
QnsaIly set In motion, and the result Is
Tie ssuse Of hearing. IL chronic Fuptures
OK ths middle ear the tendsncy Is for this
ehAin 0f homes TO become snchylosed or
firmly bound together By A1hesions.
These sdnestons render the bones imino-
bite aud prevent the cOnauction OF yiora-
tions. The 1rn n head slso becomes bound
down BY adhesiSns and loses its vibrHtory
power. In such cases deafness IS nearly
absolute when the disease Is ss az It's height
The only treatment which will benefit the
patient being ths removal OF part Of ths
drum and the chain OF bones 80 n 10 per-
nit the vibrations 70 cross the middle ear
directly snd strike the membrane cover
ing OF shs internal ear. This method OF
hearing though not perfect "a much better
taan Auy that can DO had wills The parts
are In stnts, aud the adaesioas persist
IA rule incuraouity o, deafness
depends IL considerable degree on the
age OF the patient IN cases o, deafness
which can be cured the younger the person
the more rxpid the recovery; IN doubtful
czsses tho oider the person tse iess chance
Is there of a permanent cure. Many cases
wax has been allowed 10 collect and hsr-
den forming plug against the drum, and
rendering its vibration impoSsible- In
cases OF this sort the removal OF the wax
often improves hearing 20 marked
degree. and ~ - IN eases OF this kind that
cuacks perform their wonderful! cures.
As rule the treatment of disease causing
deafness Is a more or less slow procedure.
depending largely on the constitution CT
the LATENT, and ths chances OF his taking
cold"
rs deafness on the Increase ?"
81 do not know that can say that deaf
ness L. on the increase, but / think that as
e. ucat1on has advanced people have been
led 10 take better care OF their ears and
to consult aurfsts more. II Is well
known fact among Gurts5s that people lose
a large portion 81 their hearing befors
they ever become conscious OF IL. 1t f.
the cOmmonest thing for man 70
come 20 re complaining ot a noise
Ia tho ear, and To the course of ny
examination he Will interrupt Eae by sny-
ing: Oh Doctor, my hearing IS perfect.
my only trouble Is this noise in the ear
When, however, | coms 20 test him flnd
thas watch which should be heard az
thirty feet no cannot hear at moro than
few inches ctstance, and when ! inform
him that his hearing Is two-thirds gone be
/. very much astonis ish I'd. AS a general
rule deafness comes very slowly and pro
cs~sIs 20 = considerable length before the
pafi.as becomes a. all conscious OF hay-
ing any affection Of the hearing. In this
part OF the country deafness must always
exist 10 a considerable degree ss that form
Of die-ase which most commonly produces
10, the catArrh inflammation OF the middle
ear. must always be present on account OF
the vic.ssisud-s of this climate. Whether
deafness Is actually on the increase or not
Il not satisfactory 20 ray mind.
"Whst IL The most common malscy OF
ths sars -
"Chronio catarrhal Inflammation ot the
middle s-r Many peopis having no idea
q is suffer from tsls Ioalady. and this
form x disease usually originates In The
throat II tue patient has a catarrhal
sroubls Of the shroat brought on by exces-
sive smoking. or the overuse OF tobacco in
chewing. By ri,e overuse q the voice. or
general tentsrcy 70 catch coll, al these
tlfn~st-us - bring shout cstarrh - the
uiddl. esr. % that IN the great majority
ot cases chronic cstarrh begins in the
throat. sud trsvrls inso tie suoe Of TIE
ear sexton n his recent work o. tae ear
gives ar sccoant % ;Ae explosion ofs shell
conf7fnf14 large Amount II powder
which besides ether iniurfrs ru7tured m
o-r-8faurs 4 severEi Of TIE bT stSnderS,
All -su.-t rrcre oT le~s tron1is with ~
h~--fn4. ltl. q course vel kDo-vn tbss
sudden. ~fci-ut csncession- are hilarious
n g.. nea-ira. aud not urfrrqrrntiy rup-
,rr-. The t-u .r hesd sr-ff--s srr oft-1
deprived ~ h-ar'uE ~ go ~v0ior.ons ~
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h.v- known - one instance whore re
lend r..Ttrgo of a1 o-zan cau.ri tesia~ss
in cr~ -sr.
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