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Choosing Hearing Aid
Many persons, when buying
a hearing aid, could use more
help than they sometimes get.
Otto A. Menzel, Ph.D., says.
in the journal
"Hearing Pro
gress," that
people are
I t o 1 d many
things about
these aids
which are not
quite true.
I F o r instance:
some people
Alvarez ' sav that nsinc
a hearing aid will prevent the
person from getting more
deaf. Dr. Menzel, who is an
authority on speech and hear
ing, says that there is no evid
ence to show that this supposi
tion is true.
On the other hand, some
officious people try to scare
their hard-of-hearing friends
by saying that the use of a
hearing aid will destroy what
hearing remains. This, of
course, is not true either.
Other people say, "If you
wear a hearing aid, you will
become dependent on it." I
have seen many a hard-of-hearing
person who was
scared by this untruth.
In my youth, when for a
while I worked in an eye
clinic fitting glasses, I was so
annoyed when, perhaps, the
relatives of a lad or a girl
who much needed glasses
would say, "Don't wear glass
es because soon you'll get the
habit, and then you will not
be able to give up your glass
es." Of course, the person will
not want to give up the glass
es when he or she finds out
how much joy and comfort
and interest in life they can
give.
When I was 9 and was giv
en my first pair of glasses,
It was such a joy to be able
to read with comfort, that
naturally I wouldn't have
parted with my glasses for
anything. But this did not
mean that they were bad for
me.
Bolter Results Likely
Another false statement
often heard is that hearing
aids are of use only to those
persons who have what we
call a "conductive hearing
loss," (not a nerve deafness)
perhaps with damage to the
three tiny bones (ossicles) in
tight of the "stapes" bone in
tight of the "Stapes" bone in
the "window" leading into
the inner ear, where the hear
ing mechanism is. As Dr. Men
zel says, it is true that persons
with a conductive defect are
likely to get better results
from a hearing aid than some
other patients will, but still.
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some of those with a nerve
deafness do get help.
Other questionable state
ments are that a hearing aid
should always be worn in the
poor ear, or always in the
better ear. Dr. Menzel says
that both of these sweeping
generalizations are wrong.
The decision as to which ear
should be fitted, or whether
both should be fitted, must
be decided by an expert.
Some persons say, "Wear
your hearing aid only when
you need it," but this is
wrong. Experience has shown
that people who keep turning
their hearing aid on and off
get poor results. Some per
sons also say, "Turn your
hearing aid off in noisy
places," but Dr. Menzel
doubts the wisdom of this.
Sometimes the situation can
be helped by simply making
an adjustment in the instru
ment. Take Expert's Advice
Some people say that in
choosing a hearing aid you
should pick the one that
sounds best to you. Dr. Men
zel says that sometimes this
works, but in other cases it
is better to take the advice
of an expert. A free trail per
iod does not always solve the
problem, either.
Dr. Menzel points out that
the wise person does not
select eye glasses from a dime
store counter. He has them
fitted by an expert who
knows exactly what he is
doing, and gives the person
what is good for him rather
than what, at the moment,
appeals to him. It is important
to remember that when one
buys a hearing aid, one
should have experts help-not
only then, but also as one is
learning to use the aid.
One of the youngest users
of a hearing aid is a little girl
named Barbara Ann, who is
five month old. "She cries
when it is not on her ear, and
she shows rapt attention when
it is on."
I recently looked at the
journal Spectrum (Jan.-Feb.,
1961). On thefront cover Is a
color picture of a little baby
wearing a hearing aid. Inside
the magazine are more pic
tures of small children with
hearing aids, and the writer
points out that these children
usually are so pleased when
they begin to hear sounds,
and they get so interested in
them, that they do not want
the hearing aid to be re
moved, even at night.
Parents of children need
ing a hearing aid should re
member that the hearing of
sounds will help the little
brain to grow and become
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City Police Check
Two Auto Accidents
William Vinton Bulger, 16,
of 332 Ardmore ave., was
slightly injured in a two-car
collision about 2:55 p.m.
Wednesday at Eighth and
Bartlett sts., according to
Medford city police.
Driver of the other vehicle
involved was Robert Sterling
Bick, 58, St. Mercer Island,
Wash., who was cited for dis
obeying a stop sign. Bulger
told officers he would obtain
treatment from his private
physician.
In the only other vehicle
accident in Medford Wednes
day, cars operated by Uno
Edward Sandelin, 63, Port
land, and Richard Paul
Smith, 28, San Francisco,
Calif., collided about 12:30
p.m. at 12th st. and River
side ave. No citations were
issued and no injuries were
reported, officers said.
intelligent. The infant who
can hear will later learn to
speak.
An important point is that
in many cities, now, there
are places where a person can
be fitted for a hearing-aid by
disinterested persons who will
choose the best aid for him or
her that can be found ont the
market.
Dr, Alvarez' new booklet,
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for the first time. In this little
booklet, symptoms and efforts
of treatment of this mysterious
disease are described. To ob
tain your copy, send 25 cents
and a stamped, self-addressed
envelope with your request
to Dr. Watlcr C. Alvarez,
Dept. MMT, Box 957, Des
Moines 4, Iowa.
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So MRS. S. DOES THE JOB, AND
THEN SQUATTY HAULS OUT EVERY
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PROV SHE BOO-BOOED--
Apportionment Formula
Is Still Bad, Speaker Says
The formula for appoint
ment of representation in
Oregon is still bad and al
though it is providing rela
tively fair representation at
this time, it will not continue
to do so when future censuses
are taken, Mrs. Bonnie Phil
ips, Medford lawyer, told two
Medford organizations Tues
day, speaking in explanation
of the proposed revision of
the Oregon constitution.
Mrs. Philips spoke to the
Insurance Women's club at a
noon luncheon at the Jackson
House and to the Medford
Lions at Ping's during a din
ner meeting.
Assuring her listeners that
there is nothing revolutionary
about suggesting change in the
Oregon constitution, she point
ed out that it has been amend
ed 110 times since its adop
tion in 1859.
Cites Change
Until the last election, she
recalled, the constitution pro
vided that the militia elect its
own officers. This provision
was repealed at the last elec
tion.
Another undesirable condi
tion, existing under the pres
ent constitution, is the divided
responsibility in the execu
tive branch of government
the speaker maintained. The
governor has very little pow
er to see that his program or
legislative plans are carried
out. He appoints the heads of
boards and commissions, but
cannot remove them except
with cause. Their terms are so
staggered that it would take
him nine years to obtain
boards in sympathy with his
policies. The Board of Control
controls the institutions of the
state and this provides a gold
en opportunity for passing the
buck in Mrs. Philips' opinion.
MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD.
By Jimmy Hatlo
Little Responsibility
Even as the executive seems
to have little power, he also
has little responsibility, and a
great deal of power beyond
any check of his operations
except during the meeting of
the legislature.
The attorney general can
not investigate unless the gov
ernor orders the investiga
tion. The proposed unified execu
tive department would be a
responsible executive, Mrs.
Philips contended, advancing
the constitutional revision
which would make all execu
tive agencies responsible to
the governor. The present ar
rangement of boards and com
missions would probably re
main the same except for the
avenues of communication es
tablished by the department
arrangement, she analyzed the
plan.
To the extent that the leg
islature gives him appointive
powers, the executive would
have the power of removal
Mrs. Philips said. He would
have an opportunity to es
tablish communication with
the people who are supposed
to be running the government
with him. This would permit
the governor to be a respon
sible officer and cut down on
the opportunities for empire
building.
Changes Explained
The initiative and referen
dum would be retained. In
corporated would be the idea
of a controller, responsible to
the legislature with no execu
tive functions, but full powers
of investigation and post '.udit
of the executive as outlined in
the New Jersey plan and the
Model constitution.
The controller would oro-
vide checks and balances that
OREGON
Psychosomatics
Possibly Linked
To Allergy
By DELOS SMITH
UPI Science Editor
New York-fllPD-Some aller
gic people and some of their
doctors, the allergists, are go
ing to bristle
with indig
nant skepti
cism over the
following scl
tific event -many
of them
bristle at any
s u g g e s tion
there may be
being s o m e-
Deioi smith thing psycho
somatic in allergic afflictions.
The event was a demonstra
tion of the psychosomatic by
rigorously scientific experi
mentation. There were "con
trols," precise measurements.
the utmost objectivity. The
working scientist, one of
high repute, wasn't interested
in treatments. He was testing
only for the psychosomatic.
Now. It must be kept in
mind there can be no ques
tion of the physical compo
nent in allergy. In a person
"sensitized" to any given sub
stance, allergy is an automatic
chemical reaction between the
substance and the antibodies
which his immunologic chem
istry produces against it.
The reaction is so chemical
it is hard to believe the mind
could Interfere with It, much
Jess start it or stop it. Yet
Dr. Stephen Black was aware
that more than a century ago
certain perceptive physicians
Increase Noted in
Area's Bank Debits
There was an increase in
bank debits for the southwest
ern Oregon area, including
Jackson, Josephine and Curry
counties, during the month of
March, the University of Ore
gon bureau of business re
search reported.
Debits for March, 1963, to
taled $97,898,174. For Febru
ary the total was $87,977,595.
March, 1962, showed a total
of $88,399,137, the 1963 fi
gure representing an increase
of $9,590,037.
Total debits for Oregon in
March, 1963, came to $2,186
397,496. For the previous
year, March, 1962, the total
was $2,026,624,167.
we do not have at this time
on the executive, Mrs. Philips
stated. The objective of these
combined provisions for a
responsible executive and a
controller or legislative watch
dog would be an executive
strong enough to do his job,
but not so strong that he
would be landing in trouble,
the speaker concluded her
resume of the proposal.
Cases
thought they detected mental
influences on allergies.
Reddening of Skin
Black experimented with
persons given to allergies. By
repeated skin-testing he found
the substance each man was
most allergic to. He put the
man on a couch and pricked
a drop of the stuff into his
arm and was gratified by an
immediate reddening of the
skin where an angry hive
was rising.
Then he hypnotized the
man and put another drop of
the same substance into his
other arm, meanwhile saying
to him: "This time there will
be no response - there will
be no heat, no redness, no
swelling, no Itching, no reac
tion. Your arm feels' different,
your whole body feels differ
ent- you will not respond at
before
Black did this to 12 persons
in all. He knew beforehand
that all could be hypnotized
Seven could be put into a deep
trance; the other five had
some resistance to hypnosis
and couldn't be pushed far
ther into the hypnotic state
than the medium trance
Suggestion Accepted
Eight of the - 12 accepted
Black's ".direct suggestion" to
control their proven reaction
to a proven allergic substance,
and did so. These controls
exercised by hypnotized
minds ranged from complete
suppression of response to
marked reductions in the re
sponses which had occurred
when the subjects weren't
hypnotized.
There couldn't be any argu
ment about any of this. Black
had his subjects hooked up to
thermometers which automati
cally recorded skin tempera
tures second by second. The
sues of skin wheals were
measured with callipers. A
color camera automatically
photographed the hives as
they sprang up - if they did.
Six of the seven who were
put into a deep trance re
sponded to the suggestion of
controlling their allergy with
their minds, while only two
of the five whose hypnosis
ended with the medium trance
could do so. From this Black
concluded that the deeper the
trance the more potent is di
rect suggestion against the im
mediate allergic reaction.
He works In the expert
mental laboratories of the
British Medical Research
council in London
SERVES AS HOSTESS
Washington -(UFD- Mrs. Eu-I
nice Shriver, the President's
sister, will substitute for first
lady Jacqueline Kennedy asl
official hostess during the
Washington visit of Grand
Duchess Charlotte of Luxem
bourg next week.
THURSDAY, APRIL
Student Council Is Workshop Topic
Eugene The role of the
high school student council
will be probed during two
summer workshops for Ore
gon high school student coun
cil members Aug. 4 to 9 and
11 to 16 at the University of
Oregon.
Both workshops are geaared
uniform practices in student
council work and to develop
techniques of group leader
ship.
The two sessions will be
conducted by the Oregon As
sociation of Student Councils
and the University. The Ore
gon Association of Secondary
School Principals and the
Oregon State Department of
Education will assist.
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NOTE BRINGS ACTION
Ventura, Vallf. -OJPD- Coun
ty Supervisor Fred Ireland
had a problem Wednesday
most men would like. Ha
wrote a polite note to the
board saying he thought his
new office was fine. "But I
don't have any furniture, so
my secretary has to sit on
my lap." The board got the
hint and ordered the furni
ture. FOIXAN-
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