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December 22, 1901
The Daily Ardmoreite
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
The article emphasizes the ear's delicacy akin to the eye, notes greater sympathy for the blind than the deaf, and critiques public misconceptions that hinder ear treatment, allowing minor issues to cause permanent deafness.
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The Ear.
As delicate as the organ of vision is that of hearing, and as careful a watch should be kept upon it, so that no loss of that more exquisite sense may occur.
When several blind persons were questioned as to which they would rather do without, their visual organs or those of hearing, the majority declared in favor of hearing. We feel a compassion for the blind; for the deaf we are not often sympathetic. The spectacle of a sightless individual touches us to tears; that of one who cannot hear provokes almost a feeling of drollery. Yet no doubt the loss of one organ is as pathetic a thing as the loss of the other.
Many erroneous ideas still exist in the public mind that interfere seriously with the work of the skilled aurist. Too many people think that the ear is so delicate an organ that nothing whatever can be done to alleviate any distress arising therein and allow a trivial disorder that might be rectified by an aurist to bring about a case of partial deafness that settles into permanency.
As delicate as the organ of vision is that of hearing, and as careful a watch should be kept upon it, so that no loss of that more exquisite sense may occur.
When several blind persons were questioned as to which they would rather do without, their visual organs or those of hearing, the majority declared in favor of hearing. We feel a compassion for the blind; for the deaf we are not often sympathetic. The spectacle of a sightless individual touches us to tears; that of one who cannot hear provokes almost a feeling of drollery. Yet no doubt the loss of one organ is as pathetic a thing as the loss of the other.
Many erroneous ideas still exist in the public mind that interfere seriously with the work of the skilled aurist. Too many people think that the ear is so delicate an organ that nothing whatever can be done to alleviate any distress arising therein and allow a trivial disorder that might be rectified by an aurist to bring about a case of partial deafness that settles into permanency.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Ear Health
Hearing Loss
Deafness
Blindness Comparison
Aurist Treatment
Medical Misconceptions
Story Details
Story Details
Discussion on the delicacy of the ear compared to the eye, public sympathy for blindness over deafness, and misconceptions that prevent seeking aurist treatment for ear disorders leading to permanent deafness.