On the application of localized galvanism in the treatment of nervous rheumatic and other affections / by Henry Palmer.

  • Palmer, Henry, 1827-1895.
Date:
1866
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Credit: On the application of localized galvanism in the treatment of nervous rheumatic and other affections / by Henry Palmer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    center of the opposite side from the ear under treat- ment. Time, five minutes or less to each ear, every other day. Note.—Lawrence states: As a general guide, if the deafness varies with the weather, or the general state of the health, the application producing a hum- ming noise, which ceases with the current, the patient may be certain of receiving benefit. Period of treat- ment, from one to thirty applications. Case 1.—Miss M , Weston, C. W.; age 21. Had been exceedingly deaf for three years; supposed to be the result of cold. A piece of wet paper was wrapped round the terminal brass wire of the P conducting cord, and inserted in the right ear, while the N disk, also defended with paper, was placed behind the opposite ear. Time, two minutes. The poles were now reversed in the same manner with regard to the other ear, for same time. The patient was recom- mended to take one of my batteries, and after using it three weeks her hearing was fully restored. Case 2.—Mrs. W , hotel-keeper's wife, of Cal- mackie, near Morpeth, C. W. Having occasion to take shelter at a roadside inn, in a storm, found this lady so extremely deaf that I had to yell in her ear to make her understand. Made the application as in Case 1, resulting in the immediate restoration of her hearing. Some hours subsequently the husband returned home, and finding the amendment in his wife's hearing, he declared he did not know whether to be pleased or sorry, as he should now have to be very careful what he said in his wife's presence.