An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . The Aural Syringe in Use. blunt ear-spoons more so than the sharp ones, since the operator is apt to pre-sume upon the supposed innocuous character of the former. First and last, andoften between-times, the syringing is to be relied upon as the really appropriatemeasure; and, well used, it will rarely need much help in securing completeremoval of
An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . The Aural Syringe in Use. blunt ear-spoons more so than the sharp ones, since the operator is apt to pre-sume upon the supposed innocuous character of the former. First and last, andoften between-times, the syringing is to be relied upon as the really appropriatemeasure; and, well used, it will rarely need much help in securing completeremoval of impacted cerumen at the first sitting. On clearing the canal some con-gestion of the walls and drumhead is usually seen, with excoriation, perhaps,if the pressure of the mass has been ill borne or the manipulation rough in re-moval. The canal should be gently dried with absorbent cotton on the cotton-carrier, any excoriated surfaces lightly dusted with boric acid, and the exitfilled with a flake of cotton in order to exclude the dust and too rapid move-ment of the air. A repeated visit should be called for, to make sure of promptrestoration to normal; while any tympanic catarrh should be appropriatelytreated at the first as well as later visi
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