Ossicular calisthenics: Pneumomassage of the tympanic membrane

Throughout the latter portion of the 19th and early 20th centuries, pneumomassage devices were widely used by otologists to treat a variety of ear diseases. The so‐called eardrum massagers produced a regular, repetitive, oscillatory movement through modifying the air pressure in the ear canal.

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