Excerpt from Helps to HearIt is not the intention to consider either the pathol ogy or-the therapeutics of deafness, but to discuss the subject entirely, as an obstruction to be overcome by mechanical appliances, as by an ear trumpet, etc. N ot withstanding this it would be very unwise as well as unscientific to advise the use of an ear trumpet, or other appliances to aid defective hearing, before making a careful examination of the patient to deter mine whether it is a suitable case, for the condition may be one, which depends upon some obstruction or complication, which can readily be removed. In such a case treatment should be advised, which point will be considered farther on.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.