A text-book of the diseases of the ear and adjacent organs . ction of air in the external meatusis indicated : 1. In all catarrhs of the cavumtympani and Eustachian tube in which themembrana tympani is retracted. 2. In adhesions between the membranatympani and inner wall of the cavum tym-pani. 3. After paracentesis of the membranatympani to aspirate serous or mucousexudate out of the cavum tympani intothe external meatus. 4. To aspirate pus from the cavum tympani into the externalmeatus (E. Politzer) in cases where the injection of air by the tubeis impossible, or does not succeed, and farther
A text-book of the diseases of the ear and adjacent organs . ction of air in the external meatusis indicated : 1. In all catarrhs of the cavumtympani and Eustachian tube in which themembrana tympani is retracted. 2. In adhesions between the membranatympani and inner wall of the cavum tym-pani. 3. After paracentesis of the membranatympani to aspirate serous or mucousexudate out of the cavum tympani intothe external meatus. 4. To aspirate pus from the cavum tympani into the externalmeatus (E. Politzer) in cases where the injection of air by the tubeis impossible, or does not succeed, and farther, in localized sup-puration of the cavum tympani which do not communicate withthe tube. 5. In subjective noises in the ear, which often cease or are muchdiminished and become less troublesome after its use (Hedinger).Besides these, it often produces a noticeable subjective easing in thehead and ear in middle ear catarrh which gives this treatment aspecial value in treating these diseases. 6. To relieve giddiness and attacks of dizziness following increased. Fig. 82.—Masseur ofChas. Delstanche. 126 CONDENSATION OF AIR IN THE EXTERNAL MEATUS. labyrinthine pressure. This may be produced either by the productof disease in the middle ear or through a pathological process in thelabyrinth itself. Attacks of dizziness, which are brought about bysyringing the ear when there is perforation of the membrana tym-pani, or through other manipulations of the ear, may be quicklyrelieved by rarefying the air in the external meatus. Delstanchesucceeded in a case of epilepsy in stopping the epileptic attacks bytreating the disease of the ear with the rarefacteur. b. Condensation of Air in the External Meatus. Condensation of air in the external meatus is used much less in treatmentof middle ear disease without perforation of the membrana tympani thanrarefying the air. On the other hand, in a class of cases with perforation ofthe membrana tympani, condensation of the air in the external meatus gi
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