EXAMINE CHILDREN'S EARS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20722, 15 November 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)

EXAMINE CHILDREN'S EARS.

Earache is not an uncommon affection an children, writes an authority. A slight attack may be unimportant and unattended by serious consequences. On the other hand, earacho may be the sign of very serious mischief in the " middle car," which, if neglected, may proceed to abscess that can only be reached and cured by a serious operation. Such cases are too common, and usually tho result of not seeking a proper examination of the ears when children have complained of tho pain. Without medical examination it is impossible to tell whether the cause is important or not. Another

danger signal is a cfiroriic " running from the car. Such a sign should never be allowed to continue without proper treatment, as it is almost certainly caused by infection that is liable at any time to spread to the bony cavities of tho car, with serious consequences. Tenderness on pressing tho bone prominence behind the car (called the mastoid process) is decidedly a danger sign. Sometimes chronic irritation is caused by sand or other particles getting into the ear fluting bathing. Here, again, the advice of a physician is a " stitch in time" that parents will do well to take.