New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-22
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Tt absurd belief that every deaf person can
be cured by reatmen. has in many instances led
o. The grca. disappointment Of the sufferer As lave
already had occasion TO remark every who cannot
hear is deaf but every deafness arises from different
disease Gud consequently, requires different treat
rent There is no surgeon who has devoted his aten'
ton to aura surgery who has not seen the numerous
and different forms of disease in varieties which al and
each Of them cause the loss Of Hearing I"ish thai
some of tie distinguished members Of our profession
could have induced the educated practitioner to nVeS
gate those humorous diseases which are obnoxious TO
the faculty Of Hearing. And until the morbid aiec
sons OF the ear treated according TO the general prn
cples of pathology and al diseases separately enumer
atcd with their seats, and more especially until the
e,udy Of those affections be grded as constituting an
essential aad necessary part Of medical education, it
viii be in vain TO hope ior improvement in the limited
knowledge Of this interesting class Of disease which Is
~ present possessed most particularly when find tie
importance of Hearing remarkably augmented
nOm its intimate connection With speech
lis not essential for lie to detail all the runerous
diseases Of tie ear a1d which Deafness but there
a.e certain diseases which. by their enumeration vii
throw considerable light upon many points buried In
darkness and it viii materially assist In the restoration
Of Hearing As they have scarcely reverted to by
NV Of those who had the best opportunity Of Wit
Messing them. much surprise would be excited were
they to BE- arranged AID classified ii might BE- clearly
shown that the most alarming OF Deafness could
be easily arrested in infancy should have been glad
II some surgeon had prepared ny way by showing Low
Regularly spring up. after the other fearful train
If symptoms when d.sese connected with the organ
o. Hearing apparently Of little consequence e1eies
tic seusibuity Of its nerves and the iIFiabIy OF the
entire organ in great degree. Life cannot sustain a.
injury to tae syotem without struggle which gives
rise 70 pberoncna that require deeper investisaton
than las been hitherto bestowed upon then, even By
those who mos, have thought. The following is
iay Of diseases each OF which viii signay interfere
With the power Of Hearing; the diagnosis, therefore
ia 10, vcry difficult where the disease is fully osab
lshed.
l. IAsrlssAnos OF WAY IL THE MEATus. the exact
oa,ogue Of secretion not being elsewhere met with
. LOCAL PREDisPoITIoS OF IHE ORGAN AFFECTED by
TIE general constitution Of the individual
g. AS4s1HEnc AFFECTION OF The EAR
T. MoHmD CONDITION or THE ACOUSTIC NERyl.
g ULcERATios OF TIE DrRMoiD LAYER OF IHE MN
ssANE TYAPAEL
G. MORBID CONDITION OF TBosE PARIS OF I'll BRAIN
as CONNECTION Win THE ORGANs.
Z. Gn.srLATioS OF TIE MEMBRANE TiA;rAsL
c. Ossgous TrMon IL TIE MLATCs ExIERSts.
g. EuPIuRE OF THE MEMDRASA TIRASL
10 COLLECTION or CEaUMEs AND ErDEmns.
ii. AccfpEsraL INTRODUCTION or FOREIGN EoDT,
ITO Tug MgATus.
u. OfomEEA.
n. OgALcIa
H. OIpIs
i5 IvglAMy ATioa OF TUE Ear divided into the lo
.os!Dg classes:
&C. EzIygyAL INFLAMMATION.
II. INTERVAL INFLAMMATION.
% ACUTE IAiI AM,Anos.
sIcSs or TIE
20. AUHICLE.
2i NIAIUs AUDuoRUs.
-. IyYLAaNAuoy The AURicLB AND MGA1us
fgoa syarAIRi WITH a DEcAYLD TOOTH
q. ScEoruLoUs DArhEsIs OF TIE SYYnILTc TAM.
a. LIMITATION OF THE Mucous MEsgEANE.
s. IsOigIDUALs SUBJECT TO CUTAsEous EEUPTIoIsi
e. dl,oricr on account Of its local situation would
qe ve:y lengthy description If separately described
&C. ER,sIYzLAs WILL EXCITE THE AUncLE INTO Dis
nsDrR AND Loss or HEARING BY TIE LARGE szg or TIE
festcAs,oAs WHICH ARE PoEnED
a. TuMAncaros Or TIE CoScLA AURisi COMPLETE
:DosUaE OF lna MRATUs AND OF COURSE, coxPtEIE
OEArSlbs caUsaD BIZ IT.
a. DIP srliCs IN InE FiDRo-CAE1lLACE ADUhAIED.
%. LIBERATION Or THE CARTILAGE.
20. EEYIaiM ~ rng AUgclr. TERNisATGC IN Gan
lsE.g
u. DIsaA5ED siAIE OF THE LAHyAx, THROUGH InE
eJ.DIum or InE MUCOUS MEMeaASE
g. 1rGns AURIvMi If not stopped will produce
Complete pri'a;on Of Hearing
q. CnRos,c CAIanrBAL E'YLAsaArios. pxrrxpIse
20 InE BosE AID TnE BRAIN.
n. ULcgaATIoy or THE MUCOUS MEMgRAAl
81. An AEscEss FORMED ON The TYhPAAUn (see the
Fri'ish aud Foreign Review. vol. ~
"a. INFLAMMATION or TIE MEnBRAsA TYBPAs