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Show TELEPHONE EAR NEW MALADY London Surgeon Says Abstention From Use of the Instrument Is the Only "Treatment." "Telephone ear" is a form of ear trouble due to constant use of the telephone. . "The ailment is really a form of ear strain," an aural urgeon, who has recently noted several cases, explained ex-plained recently. "If the eyes are fatigued in one particular way, for example, through overwork in brilliant I light, images of the -lark, or when the eyes are closed. In the Bame way, the person whose ear nerves are constantly con-stantly being irritated by telephone sounds may, as a result of fatigue of the nerves. heaY buzziner and clicking sounds continuously when not using the instrument. In other cases the irritability towards this class of sound may result in temporary deafness. "Without doubt the sudden jars to the auditory nerves brought on by the ear being constantly on the alert for the telephone bell, the painful buzz of the 'engaged' signal, and the straining to hear a 'bad voice,' all tend to produce pro-duce ear strain. Luckily the only treatment needed is abstention from the us of the telephone for a few days." |