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Ear Affection

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YOUR correspondent “P.” (NATURE, vol. xix. p. 315) desires an explanation of the phenomenon of alteration in the pitch of sounds, which he has experienced in his own person whilst suffering from temporary deafness. Your second correspondent on this subject, Dr. Wallich (p. 340), was under my observation at the time of his experiencing the same peculiar and comparatively rare aberration, and I was able myself to verify his statements.

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PRITCHARD, U. Ear Affection. Nature 19, 364–365 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/019364c0

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