THE CARE OF THE EARS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 332, 9 January 1889, Page 3

THE CARE OF THE EARS.

1. Nrvcn put anything into the eav for- th relief of toothache. 2. Never wear cotton in the ears if they , are discharging pus. 3. Ne\er attempt to apply a poultice to the iubide of the canal of Uie eav. 4. Never drop anything into the ear unless it has been previously warmed. : fc ' 5. Never use anything but a syringe and ■warm water for cleansing the ears from pus, 6. Never strike or box a child's eav»; thi3 has been known to rupture the drumheg<d and cause incurable deafness. '' 7. Never wet the hair if you have any i tendency to deafness. Wear an oil-s,ilk cap when bathing, and refrain from diving. 8. Never scratch the ears ,with anything bub the finger if they itch. Do not use the head of a pin, hair-pins, pencil tips, or any- ; thing of that nature. S. Never let the foet become cold and damp, or *ifc with the back towards a window," as these things tend to aggravate any' ovistinu" hardness of hearing. 10. Never put milk, fat, or any oily substance into the ear for the relief of pain, for they soon become rancid and tend to incite inflammation. Simple warm, water will answer tho purpose better than anything ' el&e. 11. Never be alarmed if a living insecb enters the ear. Pouring warm water into the canal w'll drown it, when ib will generally come to the surface and can be easily removed by the lingers. A few puffs of smoke blown into the ear will stupefy the insect. „ if 12. Never meddlo with the ear if a foreign body, such as a bead, button, or,seedentevs it ; lepve it absolutely alone, bub have a physician to attend to ib. Move, damage i luifc been dono by injudicious attempts ab extraction of a foieign body tlumcojiljA ever come from its presence in tbo eav,— "He^al^h I and Homo."