Excerpt from The Journal of Laryngology, Rhinology, and Otology, 1911, Vol. 26: A Record of Current Literature Relating to the Throat, Nose, and Ear In the presence of the satisfactory results Obtained, one might try to employ this method in all cases of otorrhoea where the middle ear remains useful. On the contrary, however, we think thatit is necessary to be extremely circumspect, and this for several reasons: (1) The possibility of relapse and, in consequence, the necessity of having recourse to a supplementary Operation, which it is always disagreeable to propose to the patient. (2) The danger in not finding out soon enough certain lesions in the parts preserved, especially on the side of the attic roof and of the labyrinth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.