A report upon deafness, when resulting from diseases of the Eustachian passages : with the modern methods of cure : being a paper read to the Liverpool Medical Association, on the 19th December, 1839 / by Hugh Neill.

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1840
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Credit: A report upon deafness, when resulting from diseases of the Eustachian passages : with the modern methods of cure : being a paper read to the Liverpool Medical Association, on the 19th December, 1839 / by Hugh Neill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    “ this opinion, by one presumed to be at “ the head of his profession, I have been “ for all these years suffering the greatest “ inconvenience. “ Some weeks ago, I was induced to “ wait upon Mr. Neill,” &c [This was a case of simple engorgement of the Eustachian tube. By the use of appro- priate curative means, a restoration of the injured organ to its healthy functions was effected, in a manner and to an extent in the highest degree gratifying to the patient and to myself—neither pain nor danger occurring to interfere with or alloy the satisfaction arising from a most successful cure.] Case Second. Miss D. (aged about 55) has been many years deaf in the right ear. There is a de- ficiency of wax; but the ailment seems to be engorgement of the Eustachian passage. Cannot hear the ticking of a watch. Air-press used. Watch now heard at a distance of two inches from the ear. After the third application, the lady awoke in the morning, hearing (with her right ear) a watch placed upon her dressing table, at least five yards distant.
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