A treatise on the physiology and diseases of the ear ; containing a comparative view of its structure and functions, and of its various diseases, arranged according to the anatomy of the organ, or as they affect the external, the intermediate and the internal ear / By John Harrison Curtis.

  • Curtis, John Harrison, 1778-approximately 1860.
Date:
1817
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the physiology and diseases of the ear ; containing a comparative view of its structure and functions, and of its various diseases, arranged according to the anatomy of the organ, or as they affect the external, the intermediate and the internal ear / By John Harrison Curtis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    external ear; diseases ot the tympanum, or drum; and diseases of the labyrinth, or internal ear. Diseases of the External Ear. The; diseases of the external ear are the most simple of any, and have the particular ad- vantage of being open to our inspection, and also to the touch. This being completely within the reach of the eye and the finger, *fe cannot fail in detecting their nature. I. Inflammation. From the exposure of the external ear to cold and other causes, it is liable to inflammation. Where this inflammation is confined to the soft parts, the complaint is not very violent; but when it passes beyond these bounds, and extends to the bony passage and cartilaginous substance of which it is composed, it is then attended with the most acute pain and general fever, producing great excitement and uneasiness.