Show Daily Health Service By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Children who do not hear well usually ally suffered previously from certain I types of or complaints or were born t with defective hearing A child with defective hearing ha has great difficulty in jn adapt adapting ng itself to to conditions of or daily lif life It Il is is likely kel kelto c to develop a sense of of inferiority ant anc and cli li depression The common cold is probably one of the most prominent causes of de do hearing You know the man manner mari ner in which hearing is dulled by bya a severe cold This is usually due to a swelling inflammation of the he tube which passes from the nose to the ear After a real infection is Ls set up in the ear permanent damage may re re- suIt sult Before they are 12 years old children children chil chil- dren acquire infections of the ear more casH easily than do grownup per sons The reason is that the lymphoid structures in nose and throat arc are greater in amount and become infected infect infect- ed more easil easily q e Certain types of infection namely those with the virulent germs erms called streptococci are arc more likely to damage damage dam dam- age the ears cars than arc are others Whenever Whenever When When- ever a child has repeated colds with enlarged adenoids and with difficulty in breathing through the nose infection tion lion of the ear is extremely likely For this reason the specialist in diseases lof of nose and throat may recommend early removal of ot adenoids as a means of protecting the child against frequent frequent frequent fre fre- fre- fre quent infections in the ear car Removal o ol of the tonsils tonsil and adenoids at the right time is an exceedingly important factor in securing a successful suc sue result The operation should not be done aone in the presence of ot an active infection and nd it t should not be done when the child is greatly run down After the the operation the child should b be d kept in bed for lor at least two wo to four lour days and if recover recovery is not rapid enough even e longer fo O 0 00 O 0 Many cases of or defective e hearing in children are associated with common Infectious diseases like m measles mumps scarlet fever and anti whooping cough Children who have had tonsils tonsils ton ton- sils ils and anti adenoids removed usually su suffer cr less from complications affect ing the ear in the presence of ot these infectious infections diseases Of practical importance also in prevention prevention pre pre- of deafness Is control of habits during swimming The child with a cold should not be permitted to engage in swimming Violent blowing blow blow- ing of ot the nose alter after swimming be serious m may y Children should not nol be permitted to swim more than 15 or 20 minutes at a time H It they have a tendency to have trouble with the ears they should never be allowed to practice practice diving The child who complains of ot detective detec- detec tive live hearing or fullness in the head after swimming should give up un this sport because that is natures nature's of ot warning him in advance of troubled trouble way |