Excerpt from The Importance of Treatment of Aural Diseases in Their Early Stages, Especially When Arising From the Exanthemata II. This brings us to our second question: Can anything be done to diminish the prevalence of such Chronic Otorrhoeas -in answering this question we shall confine ourselves, in accordance with the spirit of our subject, to the consideration of those measures which tend to prevent the inflammation from reaching what might be termed a third stage, one that is characterized by inflammation ...
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Excerpt from The Importance of Treatment of Aural Diseases in Their Early Stages, Especially When Arising From the Exanthemata II. This brings us to our second question: Can anything be done to diminish the prevalence of such Chronic Otorrhoeas -in answering this question we shall confine ourselves, in accordance with the spirit of our subject, to the consideration of those measures which tend to prevent the inflammation from reaching what might be termed a third stage, one that is characterized by inflammation of neighboring organs, by pro liferation of the soft tissues, and by carious processes in the subjacent bone. In a few cases, in the early part of the attack, warm applications and leeches are sufficient to prevent the inflammation from reaching the higher, second stage. In the majority of cases, however, we are unable to prevent this increase, and are consequently brought face to face with a middle ear in the condition of inflammation to which I have given the name of second stage. This is the time when paracentesis of the mem brana tympani produces such beneficial effects, and the earlier it is per formed, ih this stage, the greater its efficacy. In this one slight opera tion, which in itself is neither dangerous nor very painful, lies the power to prevent the whole train Of disagreeable and dangerous symptoms to which I have alluded so fully above. It is not far from the truth to say that every fatal case of purulent inflammation of the middle ear must, at some time in its course, have passed through a stage in which, by a resort to this Operation, the progress of the disease might have been arrested, and the tendency of its course changed from an unfavorable to a favorable one. In illustration of the speedy relief from pain which often follows the Operation, especially in children, let me narrate briefly the following case. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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