A treatise on the diseases of the ear including the anatomy and physiology of the organ together with the treatment of the affections of the nose and pharynx which conduce to aural disease . s is cut backabout one-eighth of an inch, so that by placing the finger over * Archives of Otology, vol. ix. p. 16. t Ibid.^ vol. viii. p. 355, and Koosas Diseases of the Ear, p. 129. 138 METHODS OF TREATMENT. this end, one continuous passage is formed from the top to thebottom. The upper extremity of the tube is funnel-shaped. Thefinger is placed over the small end of the ear-piece, and the tubeis filled
A treatise on the diseases of the ear including the anatomy and physiology of the organ together with the treatment of the affections of the nose and pharynx which conduce to aural disease . s is cut backabout one-eighth of an inch, so that by placing the finger over * Archives of Otology, vol. ix. p. 16. t Ibid.^ vol. viii. p. 355, and Koosas Diseases of the Ear, p. 129. 138 METHODS OF TREATMENT. this end, one continuous passage is formed from the top to thebottom. The upper extremity of the tube is funnel-shaped. Thefinger is placed over the small end of the ear-piece, and the tubeis filled with water; the funnel-end is then dropped into thejug. The tubes, just as they enter the ear-piece, are next com-pressed, so as to arrest the How, the finger is removed from theend, and the ear-piece is inserted into the auditory is then withdrawn from the tubes, and the waterimmediately flows into and out of the meatus. Thus a current ofwater is caused to flow steadily over the walls of the canal, andthe surface of the membrana tympani. In most cases the effectof the warm water is very grateful to the patient. Warm poultices and hot fomentations are sometimes used in. Fig. Apparatus for AppLYiN(i Cold to the Mastoid Process. (Politzer.) the treatment of external otitis, whether diffused or relieve pain and tension, but t\\ej are liable to cause relaxa-tion, softening, and ulceration of the deep part of the canal, and ofthe membrana tympani. Moreover, their prolonged use stimulatesthe development of granulations, especially in cases of abscess ofthe meatus. A sponge dipped in hot water and wrung frequently renewed, will answer the purpose of a simple method of applying warmth and moisture is topour warm water into the affected ear and allow it to remain for afew minutes. This should be kept up for half an hour or longer,and repeated every three or four hours. IXTKODUCTIOX OF MEDICATEJ) 139 Cold
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