A study of some casts of the infantile pharynx : with special reference to the Eustachian tube ; A note on Eustachian obstruction ; Partial bibliography of recent papers relating to the Eustachian tube / by William C. Braislin.

  • Braislin, William C. (William Coughlin), 1865-1948.
Date:
1909
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Credit: A study of some casts of the infantile pharynx : with special reference to the Eustachian tube ; A note on Eustachian obstruction ; Partial bibliography of recent papers relating to the Eustachian tube / by William C. Braislin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Sex. Age. Disease and its duration. Absence or presence of snapping sounds. Remarks. Male 40 Tubal catarrh Affirmative States snapping is almost continu- ous. Is a cigar maker. Female 20 0. m. scl. 5 yrs. Affirmative At times not no- ticeable. Male 43 o. m. c. c. Affirmative Male 52 ot. med. et int. 9 Formerly much snapping. At pres- ent none: but hearing is worse than when snap- ping occurred. The evidence of the presence of tnbal obstruction in chronic middle ear diseases indicates a need for the treat- ment of this important complication. It may be possible to do little or nothing for the middle ear diseases other than that affecting the tube alone, which as a rule is tractable. Treatment directed to the relief of tubal obstruction alone, has a positive effect in preventing or checking the progress of diseases affecting other portions of the sound conducting apparatus.