A practical treatise on the diseases of the ear : including the anatomy of the organ / by D.B. St. John Roosa.

  • Roosa, D. B. St. John (Daniel Bennett St. John), 1838-1908.
Date:
1880
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    the conical specula, reviving a suggestion of Dr. Newburg of Brussels and Ignaz Gruber of Vienna, and drove the unhandy ones of Fabricius and Kramer out of use. More than all, he taught us that the most of aural disease was dependent upon inflammation, and not upon that which was one of Kramer's pet ideas at that time, nervous disease, whatever that may mean. 1869] Then came Toynbee's book,* which is mainly valua- ble for its anatomical and pathological investigations. It can never take rank with Wilde's book as a useful treatise for the practitioner, indispensable as were Toynbee's labors as an anatomist and pathologist. Mr. James Hinton's supplement has, however, materially improved Toynbee's treatise. 1861] Dr. Anton von Troltsch, of Wiirzburg, published a monograph t upon the anatomy of the ear, in 1861, which he entitled a contribution to the scientific establishment of otol- ogy. It was certainly all that, and something more. While it gave a very simple and complete account of the anatomy, except that of the internal ear, there were many wise sugges- tions in the text with regard to the treatment of aural disease. Von Troltsch showed himself to be what in the eyes of Kra- mer is a reproach, but what is, in those of the profession at large, an honorable position, a disciple of Wilde and Toynbee. He built upon the foundations which the clinical skill of the Irish, and the industrious labors of the English observer had made, and brought otology in Germany into a position which made it an inviting department of labor. His work upon the anatomy contains the results of many original investigations, which will be found in the anatomical descriptions of this volume. 1862] This work on the anatomy of the ear was soon fol- lowed by a text-book upon its diseases,! which had the same scientific characteristics with the monograph upon the anatomy. It has been translated into the English, French, and Italian languages. In this country it met with great * The Diseases of the Ear: their Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Reprint, Philadelphia. f Die Anatomie des Ohres. Wiirzburg, 1861. \ Die Krankheiten des Ohres.