CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE DEAFNESS, INCLUDING OTOSCLEROSIS AND DISEASES OF THE INNER EAR

1942; American Medical Association; Volume: 35; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/archotol.1942.00670010293009

ISSN

1538-361X

Autores

G. E. SHAMBAUGH, W. S. ROBERTS,

Tópico(s)

Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research

Resumo

The literature for 1940 reflects the war in the paucity of worth while contributions from the belligerent countries, in a valuable article on functional deafness in soldiers and in one on aviation deafness. The surgical treatment of otosclerosis and the relation of vitamins to deafness continue to share the spotlight of interest, if one can judge by the number of articles on these two subjects. As in previous reviews, my editorial comments are in brackets. The material is arranged as follows: Otosclerosis Pathology and Etiology Treatment Chronic Adhesive Deafness Labyrinthine Deafness Traumatic Nerve Deafness Nerve Deafness from Infection Nerve Deafness from Endocrine Disturbances Nerve Deafness from Avitaminosis Treatment of Nerve Deafness Miscellaneous Aspects of Nerve Deafness Ménière's Syndrome OTOSCLEROSIS Pathology and Etiology .—Covell 1 studied 46 temporal bones from persons with otosclerosis and 21 bones from persons without otosclerosis, as controls, directing his attention to any changes in the ossicles. In both ears of one otosclerotic patient a typical otosclerotic

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