Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-26
cArARRa Of The EAR.


nate az ANNN
imrsired hearing and dis
,ns--s> s,,w tho oarocca>jou1lly toaow
severe ca,arrh. and many now
ana hen usll, FROM the hao-
h q sa,inc vluuc~bathS and koeplns
she head ~ lonS under water Vne
f7ssucut -p-ewons,ovy symptom q ear
,s,ar-h is curious dron.us in the inner
car whenever the victim o. a severe
oa,s--h tries to clear his nasal duets oy
violent effort t~SuGAiaS' For a
une-re-hapS for three Og tour minutes
to-e:heaa hollow wuru'ur IS heard IS
n in the inside ot the head, I'LL, On
drawing the air IN again. She aonoTma!
noises as suddenly stop Anotacr SuS'
ricicas SYMPTOM Is cne-Sldei deafness,
o. the inability - hear with = ear as
we'll rs with the other. The latter pre-
dicament Is often discovered only acct
Lea.ally. Is, for instance, by placing a
Match close 70 the right ear and finding
SO the PATIENTS SuCpriSc-that the
ticking IAN not be heard half as plainly
Is On the other side. II pains III the
inner car and occasional discharges Of
rurulsn. matter should accompany
those symptoms The patient should lose
no time IN seeking professional assist
auca. Is delay may result in liberation
II the drum-moUbrane, accompanied
BY Mains as eNcvUciat.ug as the worst
attacks Of neuralgia. lamentations
should Re applied 70 the throat and tho
lower Jaw Just below the seat Of the az
fiction and the hot-water douche should
be repeated from hour to hour till sup
uuratiou has subsidized sufficiently 70 re
lsye the most distressing symptoms.
Pouring oil and fluid "PainkillerS' into
the ear Is apt TO ~agcrayate the trouble,
and a much better plan is the injection
Of warm air by mechanical coutriyanees
or simply - breathing. The latte;
operation may be performed by proxy,
bu: also by the patients closing ais
own mouth and n~ostrilS and then max
ing a tocciblo attempt TO oSpol his
breath through the nose The result
will be to inaate the ear, and BIZ aud by
20 Gi>lodgc the obstcuctinr suppHratlun.
Rv that simple remedy obstinate ear
aches may Do relieved in less than a
Quarter Of an hour. aud remember acaSe
where nervous deafness was cured IN the
same way. The "oar-cymuast!cs rec
commended By 4 French physician may
owe their eficacy toacause thatcan prob
ably be explained on the same principle
The plancousistS in Observation-Disclosures
ea- 20 q series Of loud and continuous
noises. such As the lroniug Of a gong or
the clan-or Of q heavy bell. The yth7a-
ton of the sound-vavcs may exert y
beneficial influence on the affected
nerve; and it is 4 curious fact that SOL
die-s partially teatened by the roar Of
artillery or the explosion OF q large
she'll have occasionally regalned their
hearing in the next battle.
In cases Of chronic deafness, where n
sudden improvement Of that sort : fol
lowed by . discharge Of pus, it indicates
tina. the unexpected relief has been OBJ
tanned By the timely opening Of a tlmor,
which. perhaps, nigh: have becn evac'
uatad long ago BY the timely applIca-
ton Of warm water. Persons subjected
to e~ar-troubles ought to make it a rule,
at least once a week, 10 battle the inner
ear with a sponge, about the size Of Q
peanut, which should be securely fast
cned to a small, rounded piece Of Hood
and dipped into water as warm as 1t can
ba applied without positive discomfort.
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