XX The Type of Deafness Which Responds to Fistulization of the Otic Capsule

In the socializing process of human relations, good hearing is secondary only to intelligence. At last this special function is beginning to receive its due consideration from both the laity and the medical profession. Complicated by the manifold factors involved in the restoration of hearing, investigation is now being directed toward specific problems which are gradually yielding to methods which have been developed as science has progressed. The recent encouraging interest in the subject of deafness demands that we clarify as soon as possible the muddled ideas which now exist in regard to the type of treatment to advise for our deafened patients. It is of little concern to those who come to us for help as to what part of the ear is affected, whether their disability is due to a socalled conductive or a perceptive lesion. These patients find themselves socially unadjusted because they do not hear well enough and they seek any advice which offers hope of re-establishing this important function.