The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-22
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FROM A LArs LoNDon pArsa.
Deafrsi1 Cured, II fiH5rrs efthc tyr.t4s,saszs
oftsr car.


The following very iutersaing Cure is com
munica.ed by II, M3aali;f, a.; S;5i5it SON c-
on at Geneva, by WHOM il was performed,
IN Letter daJed Geneva, September 6,
1904
g Mr.. F, of Geneva, aged 10 years, had lo:l
bis hearing f,veral years ago, in contequcace
OF long affection OF the Poaerioc part of the
internal fauces, and it was evident, that in this
cafe the Euiachian tubes were ob!itcratSd.
In condenting the air in his mouth and NOT
trils, he was totally unable TO offend the
membrane of the tyrpanum a thing which is
very eaty TO do for, auv one who enjoys = rcr-
feet fenfe ofhearng. He could f.arcelv hear
even when you ihoutcd in his ears and al
though 10 long deaf, he had not acquired the
faculty of understanding by the motion OF th,.
lips. After peruting the paper which lately
puthihed in the Bbhothrque BritanniQue Mr..
+. conceived that nc might be one Of thcfs in
whom the hearing could be recovered by the
peTtoraticn Of the tympaRum. Outhe l4th Of
July lait ] performed that operation on his
right ear, in prcfeuce of Mr.. jurire, with a We
ry indll trocar, about one eighth Of an inch
IN diameter. At the infant that the innrument
was withdrawn, we fpoke TO bin in 4 low
voice bur initead OF aniwering he remained
lmmovablein his chair, and feemed fupifed.
Then he exclaimed, % For Gods fake. zen.
tlemen don't cry ont 70 loud YOU hun np.'
teen began TO walk about the room The
iqueaEing o. my boots made him fhudder and
JuGp IN his chair; and he covered his ear with
his hand. The Tapping of the fingers quite
diftracted him, and feemed to produce upon
hun an effect hmilar TO that of piGol rudden-
ly bred in the ear of 4 perfou not aware Oft
When fpoken TO, though in wnif1er, he com.
planned that we fpok5 too-ioud Yet in fDite
OF this executive ienhbihty 60 every incon6de-
rable noite, there were other POUNDS, not l,js
diftinci which he did not hear, even at = We
ry little dlitance iuch for inRance as the tick
ing of his watch. So that his hearing feened
10 be iOmetimes too duh, fometimes too a,,ufc.
becauie no doubt the organ had loft the f7cuI.
ty o. admitting idelF to the different modul7ti-
onS or found. week after this, however.
Mr.. T. had loft that executive fnfhi,itv which
renderedaCute POUNDS amoa intoIerable to him.
and III tact he had alreaCy again lear.t n, hear.
He then wiIhed TO have the other ear pe.fora-
ted IN the fame manner. performed this o.
peration, but without effect. twenty dave se-
ter this tecond operation, Mr.. T. called ,Don
me. examined his ear in Z fine fun !iiDe. and
could fee IN the right ear tfc membrane of the
ty'npanum travcried in It's exterior part by =
imail cicatrx. having in It's centre i fnali rrt,,
which was hardly perceptihe. Yet the hear.
ing was icarcely dimuihcd hnce th, hrit oDe-
ration. Fearing that this iuaH aperture rlirht
cote ltieif entirely, Mr.. T. defred that would
perloraie again the membrane Of that ear, an
ogSrarion which was repeated without giving
INN any pam, but not without flight iucr.7i;.
of fendbityin his hearing. afterwards ex-
amned the of ear, and having placed the ,nea-
tuS in the dire6ion Of the iun's laws t;nira-
ly perceived faIie membrane a., errg t. The
whole circumference Of the PALACE, and DER
fettiy hmiiar, In its form and iituat;on. TO that
OF the tynPanum the diiiance between tLs
two membranes being icarcely one lixth Fart ofsn
inch. ltook offat once thisfa!fe membrane. with
pair OF tweezers, and diicoyered behind Il the
tympanum quite found and entire. tbouobt
it probable that in the fecond operation.
had only touched this fd!ie membrane. i'm
medjately perforated the true one. and was
furPrzed Gas well as my brother, who attend
ed this operation) TO find that, a,tho' III. P.
lad already learnt again 10 heay with the ri7ft
tar,yet the reAoraton of his hearing IN The
left occahoned in him the fame effects Of won
der and of executive lenibi,ity 10 tie LEAF IN
expected noiie, which he had experienced af.
ter the firt operation. This iiccarer,;aa-s.
however, mas moi bcen OF longer duration in
this ear than 1t had been in tie other"