Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-04-05 | Page 6 | Daily Health Service

ii Daily a Health Servi Outer Older Ear Subject to o Numerous Disturbances By DR 1 MORRIS 0 S FISHBEIN The outer ear differs dUle s' s but l little Ue from other external portions of ot the body in the may disturb it U II IL may be the subject of small tumors which of course m must st rc moved If they show the slightest tendency to growth or irritation Sometimes cysts cyst form which are are nonmalignant non non- malignant tumors but which h hcan continue con can continue to swell or grow s' s the opening i I. I is blocked These Thc e should be opened and the w wall of ot U the e cyst cst removed re removed re re- re moved if there is not to be bo a recur recur- rence In erysipelas the ear car will swell to tremendous size Obviously it must be protected to prevent breaking down of the tissue due to the well well- veil veiling ing lag and irritation Ole Oxe of the most meat common forms oi of injury to the ear is what io is commonly called tin car ear of the pugilist Re lIe Repeated blows on the ear result in the pouring out of ot blood lood between b t the e cartilage of the tl tissue and its sur surrounding surrounding ur rounding membranes membrane At first such swellings arc are bluish red they feel like dough and they are arc opaque so that light will vill not pass through In some instances instances' It may be advisable advis advise able for the surgeon to open the thc t s sue and to remove the clot of blood and in that way to prevent permanent perma perma- font nent thickening and swelling It It Is sometimes necessary Ito to plan the use we of bandages mold the ear and hold its us shape shap while such surgical treatment is being bein undertaken In addition to the diseases that may disturb the outer ear ear car there are disturbances disturbances disturbances dis dis- which affect the thc canal up to the point of tho the eardrum Almost any infection may involve the thc outer canal of the car ear Under such circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances it is necessary to remove the Infection and to prevent its recurrence recurrence reCur recur recur- rence by the use of proper ant antiseptics ep- ep tics lies which a physician can supply rand r- r and which should Wed he hc has given proper instructions There is lis a good rule in medIc namely nev never r put any anything thin in mth inthe the car ear any smaller than ti the bow Th The tissues' tissues are most d dell deli delland and may be use we of ot wires wires' toothpicks similar irregular or ji de devices A scratch of ot the linin lining the canal may result in the format formati of a boll boil which is is' ful lul and which is difficult t. t to ham hamin in ln such an inaccessible part ot of body I