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.

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    Eustachian passages, are the features of this case.* Mr. McC. Aged 20. Lost the hearing case sixth, of the left ear, after Scarlatina, at five years of age. Can hear no sound : quite deaf. Used the Air-press four times, between Sep. 3rd and 21st.—Hearing much restored: watch heard, at arm’s length; and the voice, very clearly across the room at an ordinary conversational pitch. This was a case of engorgement. [The patient has just called upon me (three months since last operation), to say that his hearing, and the good effect produced, still continue.] These memoranda are selected to show the advantages which the Air-press now offers, for overcoming Deafness in such cases as I have alluded to, and they serve to shew the different ailments of the Eustachian tube which will be benefited by the process. * June 1, 1840.—This is a brilliant case, and speaks volumes for the Air-press. Mr. Sharp’s deafness took its departure in the first week of February, and his hearing has been perfect, without relapse, up to the present period.—Third Edition.
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