The morning times., 1896-07-13
Acute Hearing

the head. i
Acute Hearing
is only possible where the ear drum stands
up straight and has a free current0f air ever
passing in front Of IL and ever pressing back
of it.
The little tube which leads to the ear from
the throat is lined with sort of veivety
structure called mucous membrane. This is
a continuation Of the mucous membrane lin
ing the throat. When disease or any sort has
attacked the mucous membrane of the throat
it is liable to extend into the Eustachian
tube and up into the ear.
1t is like this: 4 cold is contracted and
neglected, other colds are taken, the throat
becomes sore and inflamed, and the inflarn-
nation is aggravated by particles of dust
and germs from the air; this condition causes
the disease To spread up into the tube that
leads TO the ear.
And Inflammation that affects the lining
of the Eusta chan tube causes the membrane
to swell and swell. until finally the two
sides come together. and the tube becomes
entirely blocked. When such is the case
deafness always results. With this condi-
ton little ulcers sometimes form in the dis
e1sed membrane. and the discharge from
the ulcers, not being able to escape into, the
throat. on account of the obstruction due to
the swollen mucous membrane. presses
runs out through the outer ear. causing the
disagreeab!e condition knownas
Discha rging Ears.
In my experience / do not remember a
single case OF deafness thathad Il been present
for any length uf time that ever go; well OF
itself. The tendency OF deafness is always
toget worse, and the reason II gets worse is
that the Eustac achiaE tubes become more and
more tightly closed as the inflammation
extends further along the membrane which
lines them. In some cases only one ear Will
he affected by deafness, In others both eaEs
are involved.
The people do not understand why IL is
that the doctors fan to cure catarrh after ii
has extended into the ears and caused deaf
ness The reason is in extremely simple uur
The doctors have ror Teen able to devise
a treatment that would reach and cure
the disease in the decpseated reoesses of
the ear. Unless the disease is reached di-
rectly and cured the deafness and noises
III the ears are never removed. Taking
medicine alone will not cure it any more
than Ia king medicine Will remove n cinder
from the eye or a thorn from the hand.
The factis that TO treatment was ever dis
covered that did rea ch the seat of deafness
and SO cured IL Until made the dis scovery
that has worked such a revolution in the
treatment OF ear diseases discovery that
has already
Given Back Hundreds Their Lost
Hearing.
The reason tins treatment cures is that
it reaches the disease: that it reaches IL
from within, and drives 1t out and tan
ishes it. Fsf
This treatment cures beca use 1t is heal
ing aud soothing and quieting, and ne
cause in removing tie disease IL does way
with the swelling land inflammation that
block the tube in the ear and prevent the
entrance of air b.h!nd the ear drum The
new treatment OF deafness is simply a
matter or science, coupled with the laws
of the higher mechanics, combined with
common, ordinary every day sense.
or course, there are cases in which the
drums OF the ears are destroyed and where
the nerves OF the ear are dead, and in
such cases cures are not possible under
any plan OF treatment. Such cases, how
ever, are rare.
have found the
Length of Time 1t Takes
to cure deafness varies all the way from one
week to six months, but I would not pro
Dounce a case hopeless until tie treat
ment had been continued faithfully over a
period as long as year.
A very peculiar thing In the treatment
of deafness is that the hearing is rarely
restored little az a time, but that wien
the cure does come during course of
treatment it will be noticed that it returns
suddenly All at once the patient notices
that he can hear as well as he ever could
and does not know just when the hearing
returned. The reason for this is simple,
for no hearing is improved until the Eusta-
chan tube opens up so that the air can pass
into it and press on the drum. and the mo-
meDt this occurs the hearing is restored.
The no w treatment Opea S the tube a $ fast IS
it is brought in contact with the disease
that caused it TO close up, end during the
treatment it will be found that the part
of the tube nearest IL throat will he opened
while that part further away still remains
closed; but as the treatment continues more
and more OF the tube will be opened, until
finally the entire obstruction will be le-
moved, and then the hearing is restored
like flash.
J.CREsAP MccoY.M.D.
Washington, July l, '96.
That all may have an adequate and Cor
wonderful results Of which are attracting
the attention Of the whole country, Doctors
Mccoy and Cowden have generously ar.
ranged for limited time to give TO all
appIican nts on their first visit e Trial Treat
ment Free. This is purely for educational
purposes. In few years this treatment
will he in general adoption by the profess
sion, and 1t is the desire OF its discoverers
that 1t be seen and noted by as many
people as possible in the offices of the
National Practice. which Doctor Mccoy
has instituted in Washington at 715 18th
st. NV.
Mccoy System Of Medicine
us 18th Street Northwest.