A text-book of the diseases of the ear and adjacent organs . Fig. 219.—An Adherent Cicatrix inthe Right Membrana Tympani. a, Anterior thickened remnant of themembrane ; b, Cicatrix, extendingfrom the margin of the remnant ofthe membrane to the promontory ;c, Capitulum of the stapes, coveredby cicatricial tissue; above it anopening extending into the upperspace of the tympanic cavity. Fig. 220.—Vertical Section throughthe External Meatus and theTympanic Cavity. a, Free ledge-shaped remnant of themembrana tympani ; b, Place of ad-hesion of the margin of the perfora-tion. for some time, may becom


A text-book of the diseases of the ear and adjacent organs . Fig. 219.—An Adherent Cicatrix inthe Right Membrana Tympani. a, Anterior thickened remnant of themembrane ; b, Cicatrix, extendingfrom the margin of the remnant ofthe membrane to the promontory ;c, Capitulum of the stapes, coveredby cicatricial tissue; above it anopening extending into the upperspace of the tympanic cavity. Fig. 220.—Vertical Section throughthe External Meatus and theTympanic Cavity. a, Free ledge-shaped remnant of themembrana tympani ; b, Place of ad-hesion of the margin of the perfora-tion. for some time, may become ossified or calcified by a deposit ofcalcareous salts. In a case observed by me in which, after thesubsidence of a chronic suppuration of the right ear deafness of highdegree was developed, the post-mortem examination showed thatthe head of the malleus and the body of the incus were to a greatextent enveloped in an osseous mass, firmly united with the upperand outer wall of the tympanic cavity, which no doubt had its originin a proliferation of the m


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