The state herald., 1892-02-26
SOME EAR TINKE RIM
CAUSES OF DEAFNESS NO
READILY DIscovERE. ..
Treatment Must Ba IndIvrfu. u. no
whoiosale-Ms ny DIscascs OF I ho
+, Ear Arise II ON Catarrhal
s1sx AHe, etions. "A


the vast ignorance OF tho generul. pu b.
lie In regard to dis eases OF the ,ar IN |
their mild. acute or chronic 'orm,
said DIR. T. L. Sattler to n Times Star
reporter They have almost n '.aea
OF the causes OF deafness. A ontont
remedy advertisement steal nmnn
them ore they arc aware hat No,
with mild and healing sy mnathu,
1t is well known fact .,nong 10
physicians who hold their nrof.ss,o,,
in respect that advertise d remod;o,
for car troubles arc worth loss rot lo
cause they are not made or nrensr sroa
with relation to diseasf Is of az a,.'
The remedies aro most y artifc;o, 90.
drums and in some O. .csptionoI cosas
they are beneficial, as il tho do,fnoss
is stationary and eau sed 'by n dcrect q,
the ear drum whicn n an ARTIFICIAL mn
rangement can remedy to n cortnir cx-
tent by helping collect the sound
We know OF casos yhoro do,fnos.;- =
caused by other means and inst
us to-aay Wo nave @ .r specialists whore
tho family physlcis N was wont to nj.
tend to diseases o.. tho ear. 40 a,u,s ,s
look upon ouch c. $50 rs nm individ,l.l
"Nu Iu's "o iU ,maker cannot repair'
| any ana evory dc feet of shoes by half
soiihg thenl an aurist cannot make
eVcry ones hes ring good by indis.
criminatoly fur nishing ear drums
| MOI only that ut If the disease is ono
OF inc drum an is making headway
ah ar.ihciai car drum is ono OF the
worst things tn at can be used, for tho
disease is forge tten when tho hearinq
seems TO be res tored and after awbile
tho hearing b',comcs worse n pbvs;.
clan is consu lt,d and IL Is found tbot
the drum has been eaten away. No
doubt n goo many people are do,f
from this CT use and though many 6po
people are enlightened in this mattor
thc general ignorance is as dense MS
ever and 1t. is sad TO relate that deaf.
ness is on the increase. More peoplo
are nerve nus in large cities than used
to be the case and tho nerves connect.
ing VIII n the ears may bc discased.
The ound collecting apparatus nnv
be IN excellent condition, tho tym.
pon'Im healthy and in this en- AZ
no amount of artificial ear drums
wAll assist the hearing. People do
not realize tho trouble that may como
from within as well MS from without
ihere is a tubo which leads from tho |
tynlpanum, roughly speaking. to ,heR
back OF tho nose the mucbus mem. il
hrano OF which surrounds the upeninul
! OF this little channel. which Is abo MI
| one and half inches long. Tho on
stachian tube us ii is called n for tbd
purpose OF admitting air into q. % jnne,l
| car. There is pressure of fif,eoJ
pounds to tho square inch upon tbd
tympanum from tho QUITO. air nnd nj
the air admitted through the custncb
Ian tubo did not balnnr q tho prossurclY
from the outside the t,ympnnum wonldE
be pressed inward and the benringI
unpaircd. In some cases OF in1amn,i
ton OF the mucous membrane of ,b,l
nose tho opening of tho tubo Is closed /
no air admitted and hearing becomosl5
diiiicnlt This Is what makes personals
instinctively when they have n cold IS
swallow TO relieve what eeems ~
them u fullncss of ths oar. rh,. isE
.-~..--.- s,.s s..So,s oriiee Is ciosah ma
In swallowing 1t is opened slightly by |
certain muscles Simple MS this seems |
have to expi ain very often why do
not always troat tho car from tho
outside. Ihen / talk OF custachian
'uoc1A mucous membrane and catarrhal |
tror.blee 10 set matters right In fnct
tw'J-thirds OF tho diseases of tho car
arise from catarrhal troubles which
lave been allowed TO grow uncurod
Tor a person gets cold Ia tho head
and n second cold. Upon this comes
anotner cold till ho has catarrh. which
In tlmo becomes chronic. Tho Eus.
.achian tubo In time becomes swollen
and people hear buzzing. ringing and
| whistllng In ihoir cars Deafness
follows What good would nm nrti.
ilclal tympanum do In these casos?
Tho only treatment OF this deafness Is
curing tho catarrh. Sometimes these
patent remedies include medicines
which aro harmless catarrhal sprny.s !
.Catarrh Of tho head Is caused by fro
qucnt careless washing OF tho scalp.
ono-of tho most injurious habits OF
civilized man. The head should bo |
wet only about onco every couple OF
months when II should bo cleaned
thoroughly. and. that too before ro.
tiring for tho night Besides ca,arrh
bad tooth may cause oar trouble.
~ i'A'N h'i'oua hc'lon t1o pitn IN |
the tooth may bo communicated to tho
nerve Of tho ear II ! can discover no
defect In the ear Of patient whose
ear troubles him. ! sond him forth.
with TO n dentist
Many cnses Of our trouble nro
chronic. Parents ignorance make
children accursod. Scarlet fever
measles, otc.. of,on loayo what is
known ms running OF tho onr Tho
parents say that tho children will out
grow II. They will not II gets
worse tho drum Is punoturcd nnd eat.
on away. This caso could hnyo been
stopped In carly childhood but II Is
allowed 10 grow till ihcro Is no euro.
An old saying runs when you do not i,
know whnl is tho mAilsr.wtah q 0yioR l
ehilA sxasDiss ~ sae.' 1his h n eoo3
sayinR. - ths troub,t = stol semo u
physielans u not pey eneagh 49,.
iisa - u AnseAse esyfnf. Which Ia
ns foolish. IL Movers stop tho discharge
OF tho onr.' People who cherish this
superstition imagine tina. II ihoy stop
tho discharge OF tho chr ,hcy drlvo Il
r another point This IL nonsonsc.
Tho most unclonnly habits nre
adopted by persons with car troubles.
Thoy hunt IN dirty waiting md stun
l, Into tholr cars under the lmprca.ion
that draft will hurt ,hom. This IL
nlthy and lnlurloua They nllow Tho | ,