New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
AILMENTS OF THE EAR.

DEAFNESS AND DISCHARGE FROM THE EAR. The
Modern Treatment for the Radical Cure Of Deafness
trcss In the Ear. BY samuel SEXTON. NJ. ID. As.
sisted by Alexander Duane. NJ. ID. J. IL. Vail
Co.
Dr. sexton's brochure forms fit supplement to
his treatise "The Ear and It's Diseases" and it
holds ont hopes which much encourage the many
sufferers from such complaints. II Is clear but
brief exposition Of that modern treatment Of deafness
which, though not yet fully established. Is conquer
ing larger areas every year, and the ultimate general
acceptance OF which appears TO be longer doubt
full The principle Of this treatment is the resort 70
what may at first glance an heroic remedy.
namely the cxcslon OF the drum membrane and the
ossicles. But after Dr. Sections lucid explanation o
the conditions this treatment Is applied TO- NIUE
room Is left for doubt to the efficacy OF the course
adopted. For In deafness caused BIZ discharge rom
the err the tendency Is always to 20 from BAD 10
worse The drum. membrane undcrgOes thckoning ;
the osslccs arc ndurated and rendered usei'ss' /"
cases OF discharge the "atuc' the vicinity OF the
seat OF Inflammation 10 the bnin becomes grave dan
ger The old treatment proved futile in such cases. OF
which there thousands. After years OF all Xmas
OF applications, external and internal. the state OF
the patient usually than at the beginning
and the end was commonly total deafness.
Again. In partial operations upon the drum-rnem-
brane 10 was found that abnormal growths had an
invcerate tendency to reproduce themselves. In The
OF cancer and p0ypus. Even when total cNcs'oh
OF the membrane has been effected TINS tendency
sometimes requires second operation. Bnt by tins
mode OF treatment the complete removal OF the diseased
parts Is practicable and IL Is not practicable by any
other method. DR.. sexton cites long list OF cases
IN which eycion has been made and In every instance
the effect immediate and permanent has been decided
Improvement OF the hearing II Is. perhaps, unncccs-
sary 10 state that the operation should be performed "
carly possible siucc disease progresses sendiiy ana
the longer has been developing the more diihcn Is "
TO cope with IT, Dr.. Sexton gives an interesting ac
count Of the operation which, consder e the restricted
area to be dealt with. and the difculty oil seeing mo
the ear, must be extremely delicate and arduous
one The operator IS lighted by small electric
lamp which IS strapped his forehead The patient
is nnaeshctized, and the exciSion ana all the ht-
tendant movements are accomplished with set OF
Instruments designed by DR.. Sexton himself Every
movement has It's special Instrument, and the work
is done so swiftly by a skilfil operator that II Is
all over In three or four minutes.
Dr. Sexton asserts that there is very little pain or
discomfort Involved In this operation. The ear OF
course, requires TO be kept under Inspection Tor II
longer or shorter time but healing Is generally rapid
and the curative effect Is at once pcrccpblc 10 the
patient In conclusion the author avows his belief
"that in the operation for excelsior OF the drum
hcmbrnncc and osSiccs we have presented to us
sery potent means for the benefit and cure OF the
vast number OF persons who labor under the manifold
Affections consequent upon the diseases we have dc
scrbed. lie believes that the progressive deafness,
the tormcn,ng noises and the other horasslng synp-
toms Of chronic catarrhal Inflammation, and the dis-
eased condition, productive OF discomfort ana
danger incident to chronic suppuratlvc Inflammation
are both permanently relieved by II; and that hence
II Is destined TO bring great and lasting relief 10
vast class OF which have hitherto been re-
garied as not amenablc to any treatment whatever,
and have been relcGated to a place among the hope
lcssy disabled Thus another and n great triumph
OF modern surgery appears to have been won;
triumph which promises permanent relief 20 class
of sufferers numerically great. and whose complaints
doom them 20 one Of the graves depivations to
which humanity Is exposed.