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cars without any fuccefs, the next day I injeded the 
tube on one fide, and waflied away a very confider- 
able quantity of congealed mucus, in little clots of a 
blackifh colour and putrid fmell, regurgitating with 
the liquor through his mouth, he immediately heard 
what was faid by fome perfons talking in another 
part of the room. The morning following 1 did 
the other ear, and with the fame fuccefs ; and by 
repeating the operation for two or three times in as 
many fucceffive days, he can now hear a common 
converfation 5 and, if near, diftinguifii what is faid, 
though the voice be very foft and low, but cannot 
hear founds at a great diftance. 
November 18, 1754, L threefcore years of 
age, having been exceeding deaf for thirty years, 
defired to have this operation performed on one of 
his ears. I firft injeded the external ear of the right 
fide, and extraded a large plug of infpifiated wax; 
but this did not relieve him in the lead. The next 
day I fyringed the tuba euftachiana of the fame fide- 
he could then diftindly hear the ticking of his watch, 
applied clofe to his ear, which he could not do be- 
fore nor fince : his deafnefs returned again in the 
evening: I repeated the operation two morniiws 
more, whole effeds were exadly the fame as the 
ftrlr. 
November 20, E H had been fo 
exceeding deaf (from a cold) for fix years, that fhe 
was incapable of any kind of employ whatever. I 
tried this operation, and continued its ufe, ev^ry 
other day for a fortnight. The benefit that fire re- 
ceiyed, though not equal to the fecond cafe, is never- 
thelefs fo great, that (he can now wait at table, hear 
what is faid pretty well, though not fpoke diredly 
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