New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-10

The Throat and those Of the Ear. No student can DO
yote himself to the study Of the organ Of Hearing with
out being drawn to the examination Of the larynx
myself must confess that in treatment Of the affections
Of the Ears leads to almost Involuntary diagnosis Of
the Throat and feel certain that every surgeon win
agree with me when declare that these two important
and delicate organs conduce to clear up great obscur
ty in the treatment Of EACH and in an especial manner
conduce to great success in the cure Of the diseases
the two respective organs so important to the happiness
and well.being Of mankind. An obstruction Of the
Eustachian Tube from whatever cause arising, causing
the stoppaee Of the free communication between the
Ear and Laryn1. wlinesitably produce deafness The
only complete cure Of deafness this kind is complete
opening Of the Tuba Eustachiana Many surgeons are
Of opinion that in cases Of deafness arising from OBJ
struoton Of this tube and which have been considered
as incurablc. the Hearing power may be restored by
the puncturng Of the m.mbrsna Tynpani and negecng
the Tube itself From my own humble experience, /
have found this mode Of cure to be either only partial or
temporary simply because when the Tube is not open
the atmospheric current is withdrawn from the interior
Of the membrane and Deafness cnsues under all circum
stances Of occlusion
The free passage between The Ear and Throat i'pre
vented in many ways. 1t is quite usual in common
catorrh that the fluid which collects in nasal duets
and throa. during Winter weather should extend
a. far as the Eus,achan Tube so to close II partially
or entirely II not unfrequently occurs that the en-
rorced state Of the sneo, membrane remains after all
other bad effects have disappeared and permanently
obstruo,s the Hearing Another cause OF obstruction
is the secretion of viscd mucus Of the Eustaehan
tube and membrane tympani. which remains undis'
tubed frequently for year., without even nature Itself
making an attempt 10 eIpelit.
The worst and NOS, serious malady to which this hl'
important organ 10 liable undoubtedly is Tie adherence
Of the sides Of Tuba En'aeiana as almost to obh'
crate considerable portion OF the tube, for tie power
0, u,terance 10 probably destroyed by It, II results cen
orally from severe ieycrs. ard is sometimes simple
malformaiion When this kind Of obstruction only
touches portion Of tie tube to form structure II
/. often cured by timely and judicous treatment The
adhesion NAV IN rare cases BE- oosened tie obtructod
part Of tie Tube may be relieved BY the careful intro
ducton Of small sized silver cahcter being cautiously
passed through the ca,hc,cr hr; Il previously passed
through the EnsaeAian canal But it is necessary TO
impress on the mind Of the ,ourg practitioner that To
insare success 30 difficult, operation ui require
only be acquired by vast experience and practice In
oil form. Of ordinary obstruction Of the passage Of con
nec,loa between tie throa, and the the Of the
caheter "a Of the u,mos, necessity both for remedial
and diagnosiical purpose Bu, the use Of th' small
delicate instrument in The manipulation Of unslin
fal or an inexperienced operators hand may prove Of
the most ban.fu consequences to the sufferer Indeed
il is impossible describe the injuries which ira, re
.u. theYefror when take only into slight considera
-, ~. a. 10 n.
Gus delicate nerves and romlcsons md bow easy 1t
is to dsarrnnge this little organ which think Of al
o,hsr. 10 beautifully demonstrates The wi'dom and
Goodness Of our great Creo,or
great authority Oh Aural Diseases says that the
only rational meens Of evseGe,ing tie Tube and Tym
psnum which is vomiting is most uncertain in its &c
tIon Oh tie Ear. Ihave met with numerous cases In
which eme,ics have been perinscously tried without
the slightes, effect"
| have always fought against tlo COMMON excuse Of
practitioners ,ha, stumbling 5ook which de,ers nany
sufferers fror, tie hands Of al e1perorctd Aliist.
namely, when amer examining patient 10 Bag /, Is
rer,ous deafness and nothing can be doGe for 1t II
any one win take the trouble closely cIaurs The dis
eased Ear. by dissection and by physiological facs
au satisfied il will be found that I, roy rare 10 find
real case Of nervous deafness. On tie contrary.
have found during my own experience. thai the great
ei portion Of cases set az deatar arises from
the feet ihht TIE great symnahy bctMeon the Throai