Earlier Operative Treatment of Acute Otitis Media

Abstract

DEC. 6, 19241 rDI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EDICALJouRtNA7 as some thirty years ago turbinectomy became customary for nasal obstruction, and is not often practised today as a routine because as anl outcome so many cases of dry rhinitis were produced some months afterwards on account of the removal of the warming and secreting properties of the turbinates. It is just possible the same effect may be produced by universal tonsillectomy, which appears now to be the custom as against tonsillotomy, and so dry pharyngitis and eveii (it may be) laryngitis may be produced. It would be interesting and instructive if statistics as to this, from those surgeons who advocate tonsillectomiy so strongly, could be plroduced. In due course the suggested lubricating properties of the tonsils would be proved to be or not to be, and it would not be surprising in time to find the same objection raised as in the case of tulbinectomy.-I am, etc., Chichester, Nov. 26th.