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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    the passage; but this soon ceases, without any unpleasant effect. This disease, however simple, has been often mistaken or overlooked, and the cause supposed to lie deep in the structure ol the organ, whilst, in fact, it arose merely from the source above pointed out; which shows the necessity, in all cases of deafness, of ascertain- ing, by an accurate examination, that such a mechanical cause does not exist. VI. Accidents. From its situation the external passage is subject to occasional accidents, or other mecha- nical causes acting upon it, than inspissated cerumen. Thus, in cases of children, small bodies, as peas, cherry-stones, pins, &c. have got into the ear, where, exciting inflammation, they often cause considerable pain before they are removed. A number of remarkable cases of such accidents will be found related by authors.