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earache
One of the 14 most common
illnesses is earache, or otitis
media, but this seemingly simple
health problem can be serious if
left untreated
Donald S. Kitain, D.O., a
specialist at the Ear, Nose and
Throat Center of Detroit, ad
vises prompt treatment for
earaches, especially for children
under the age of three.
"For toddlers, if they are not
treated with antibiotics to stop
infection, a high percentage will
suffer a hearing loss," Dr. Kitain
warns. And earaches are com
mon among small children be
cause ey often have narrow
eustachian tubes so the ears fail
to drain from the middle ear to
the throat
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Earaches in all ages are
usually caused by a viral or bac
terial infection following a nose,
throat, tonsil or adenoid condi
tion. Treatment with antibiotics,
such as penicillin,' tetracycline
or erythromycin, usually is suc
cessful in these cases, according
to Dr. Kitain.
"When you have a cold,
earaches can also be caused by
hard blowing of the nose or ex
cessive sniffing that drives in
fected mucous up into the mid
dle ear," says Dr. Katain. Aller
gies or meningitis can, lead to
earaches as well.
Symptoms of earaches in
clude pain and fullness of the
ear, dizziness, hearing loss, ring
ing in the ear, fever, headache
and a runny or stuffy nose. ,
Often small children may not
have pain, but may signal dis
comfort or fullness by pulling or
tugging on the ear, notes Dr.
Kitain.
He recommends that all
children under the age can be
treated at home with the follow
ing steps:
- Apply heat to the ear
- Use nose drops four times
daily .
, - Take oral nasal deconges-
tants I
- Make sure the external
ear canal is free of wax
- Do NOT give aspirin, be
cause paid is a valuable signal of
the condition and should not be
masked.
See a doctor if there is in
creased pain or headache
despite this treatment, says Dr.
Katam. Severe cases with the
following conditions should also
see a doctor immediately:
- Ruptured ear drum, sig
nified by reddish fluid draining
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Feb�ary 26-Marc 4, 1919
11
MICHIGAN CITIZE
ctotnes
Dear Erik, for adult brothers to still ex
My husband and his brother change clothes (01' adult sisters,
are ftry d And I think that fo that matter) with each other.
is j t floe, however they..-e Its a family ritual, that they have
beginni to m e upset. chosen not to break. This cer-
e reas is, they both bOITow tainly doesn't meaQ your hus
each other' d . Eftl')1h- band loves or needs you any Jess.
i g that I buy ror my h band, You can however let your hus
he will let his brother r it. band know just how much it up
Recentl� I bought y h band sets you when he allows his
very Dice j t to r on brother to wear something that
special occasions. I eard him you bought just for him., You
tell his brother bow m cb he . could also ask that he notlet his
loved it and to come oYer and brother wear the items that you
see how nice the Jacket ould picked for him. Actually, I find
look on hi • Hi brother wore it still touching. that brothers
t e jacket before my husband would still keep up an old fami
did. This made me so upset that Iy habit.
A1wa�, ,
I saw red. My husb nd on the J�
other band was really bappy to 'Erik Washington
have hi 'big brother' wear the
j ket, My husband kn that
. eaever he lends any or his'
dothes to his brother, I will be
come upset with hill). But thi
has nefti" stopped either one of
them from borrowing clothes. I
don't know who else I can ape
. peal to.
Angry Wife,
Fort Wortb, Texas
Dear Wife,
Perhaps you are making too
much out of the clothes situa
tion between your husband and
his brother. It's not uncommon
I Dear Erik,
A few days 0, I s my fat
baving lunch With a very you
woman. She was very pretty a d
ve well dressed. I had De r
s the woman and I s ab t
to go over to hi table and say
hello, when my father saw tbat
it was me coming over, to bis
t ble, He suddenly s t up
proper. �e said the you lad>:
worked i the same office wi
him. I don't 'doubt that, but I
tlii there is sethi going
00. I would never go to my
m with this story, becau e
College, Siena Heights College,
and estern Michigan Univer
sity will have exhibits and
personnel' available for
acadbnic advising.
I ormation tables will fea
tur ystems to help on choose
a carper, fmancial aid and bow
to start a small business.
P�ofessionals will be avail
able 4J1 day to aitique resumes.
In addition, a video program
titled "Resumes that Work" will
be pr sen ted at 3:30.
W rkshop topics include
"Living and Working in South
west Michigan in the 21st Cen
tury," by Ron Weber, a govern
ment procurement specialist;
"J ob Search Techniques," by
Leig Lash and Denise
Scain heorn, career planning at
LMC "Starting Your Own
small�'usiness in Michigan," by
Soon Bowens, coordinator for
small usiness develo ment at
she ould be very hurt to know
that my father i mng no
oman. Should I let my father ....
know h upset I th him
for sed another OIDan? He
tiD married to �y mother •• "
pretty sure that h is cheat
and seeing thi otber
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Grad Rapids, MAc
Dt;ar "Soo" . I
After one �ry short meeting
with this young goodlooking
woman, you have come away
with thoughts of your ather
seeing another woman. 11iiS is
unfair to your father and the
young 'woman. You don' have
any facts, but it seems that you
are willing to create facts Yes,
it would be wrong for you to go
any I ne with this story. If you
mus know more abouq this
wo an, then go to the source ....
yo father.
�lways, �
Erik Washington
qot a problem? Nee(l an
ans�r, or do you just want to
talk\? then write to Erik
Wail iington in care of Tb«
Mid igan Citizen, 12541 S cond
Ave�lle, Highland Park MI
4B2q3 or to: 'Dear Erik', M rocle
Mile Station, P.O. Box 36A24,
Los 1geks, Califomia 90036.
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Career Ex 0 18P:
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Help. fi ding fhpt jo
Donald S. Kitain, DO, examine a patient at the Ear, Nose
nd Throat Center of Detroit. Resume critiquing, profes-
fr sional consultants, seminars and
om e� t 102 I exhibits are some of the features
d �mpera ure over . of Career Expo '89 planned for
egrel� . I' twitch' f I Thursday, March 2, from 11
t. - clesnvu srve mg 0 a.m. to 8 p.m, at Lake Michigan
race mD� . College Community Center.
- izziness R' f
F ' . �. epresentauves rom area
or more 10 tormation Ion busi . d tri h Ith
h d If usmesscs, m us res, ea
earac es see your octor. you d ed f al f 'lit" 'n b
live in metro-Detroit, call the 'an,. u<?llon acs .tes WI e
Ear N dThr tCe t f available to meet WIth adults
, rse an oa n er 0 d d k' f h
Detroi t867-6000 Th Ce t an stu ents see mg irst- and
01 a . e n er . forrnati k bl . b
is centrally located in the IDk,ollrmTahtlon �n mard e�, � Jt'0
P f . 1 B ildi 211 SIS. ere IS no a mISSIon lee
ro essrona UI 109, th C Ex 0 .
Gl dal A ext to Detroit to e areer po. oor pnzes
O etn ethi veH·, n 'tal' High°t will be given at the end of the
s eopa c .0Spl 10, - day.
land Park. The Center treats Some of the exhibitors are
disorders of the sin�. ne� Meijers, Mercy-Memorial'
vocal cords, and specializes m Medical Center, Michigan State
head and neck surgery. The Police, Standard Federal Bank
Center also h�ndle.s hearing and BiD Knapp's.
tests and hearing aid evalua- The educational institutions
tions through Malcolm A. ��- sponsoring Career Expo -
Adam, .M.S,! C.C.C.�., a clini- Andrews' University, Lake
cal audiologist, Michigan College.. Nazareth
LMC
c Adult College tu nt:
Strategies for Success" ·11 be
given �y Linda Roth, author and
instructor at Siena Heights.
"Non-traditional Careers"
workshop presenter will be
Sherry Pries, special popula
tions oounselor at LMC.
Other workshops include
"ABC: Adults Beginning Col
lege" p esented by,Linda Castle;
and" nsight Into Appren
ticeship Training" by Larry Bur
man, apprenticeship coor-
dinato at LMC. ,
For more information, call
Linda Castle, 927-3571, ext. 262.
eHuman
And it had fooled many a
peasant.
The people all said some
thing had to be done. Though
their projects did not at all tally,
Some said, "Put a fence
aroung the edge of the cliff."
Others; an ambulance down
in the Valley.
Back in 1900, the average
person lived to be 45. A hundred
.'. Color
A reader found this poem by
an anonymous author:
The Ambulance Down in the
Vall y 1
'Twas a dangerous cliff, as
they freely confessed, Thogh to
walk near the edge is quite
pleasant
But, over the sides slipped a
duke and a prince
years before that, it was �5, Do
you know the average life span
was a hundred years befor that?
It was 22.
What killed everybody, back
then, were acute infectious dis
eases. Some of these we hardly
remember; diseases like scarlet
fever, diphtheria, tuberculosis
and polio. They were illnesses
you caught and, after that, with
few exceptions, you died quick
ly.
Yo and I will live about 70
years, n average. infectious dis
eases are no longer a primary
kille!.IAntibiotics have squel
ched this treat, So then, what '
kills us now?
For the most part, today
expire I from chronic diseases;
illneSS� that take years and
years 0 develop. Cardiovas-
cular isc-ders; high blood
pressu e, heart attack, stroke,
and like, are. by far, the
major killers, We can do a great
deal to diminsh the risk by im
provin our diets, getting more
exercis , quitting cigar ttes and
learnin to control stress.
... A�d so on for y,ears, as
these mishaps occured,IA quick
forth would rescuers sally
To p ck up to victims who fell
from th cliff, ,
I With th ambulance wn m
the vallC1Y,
Co tinued on P II
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