The iIlnesses of Old Age

[Mataracy]

Whenever somebody is growing old there are some diseases that use to come up and one of them is DEAFNESS.

- the deafness with age that comes on gradually without pain or other symptoms is usually incurable , though a gearing aid may help. Neighbours must learn to speak to such people more clearly, and to face them when talking so that their lips may be read.

- Some time deafness result from infections.

- very commonly, deafness is due to a plug of dry wax. A little wax in the ears is normal, but in some people there is too much wax, or it dries into a hard lump close to the ear drum and blocks the ear canal. Poor hearing results.

Treatment of ear wax:
To remove the wax , first soften it by putting several drops of warm vegetable oil into the person's ear. Then have her lie down on the her side with the ear up for 15 minutes. Next, wash the ear out well by pouring several cups of warm( not hot) water into it.

And if this does not work, remove the needle from a syringe and fill the syringe with warm water and squirt it into the ear canal. Repeat this several times, or until the wax comes out.

 

[btaliat]

Wax is normal to be in the ear but too much of it can surely block the ear. That is why it is advisable to be cleaning the ear on some regular interval. And there should be reduction in the way we have use ear phone and even receive calls as these can cause too much wax in the ear.