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AB - anti Jfltefctcal p&gslcal Intelligence* of scientific societies. transactions SOCIETY London.?Dr. Wollaston has been elect- of ^^OYAL ed interim. President of tUe ad Society, <c paper Dr. Wollaston was entitled On JuneVg.?A by read, after some Sounds inaudible certain Ears." The intro- by author, describe to certain to sounds remarks, insensibility ductory proceeded in not otherwise which he was led to observe persons deaf, by trying different sense of in himself. modes of the He hearing diminishing was for when the membrana thrown found, that tympani example, a the into state of tension external nose and by pressure, by closing and the ear was rendered insensible to mouth the chest, expanding while its to sounds was not affected. grave tones, sensibility sharper In this case all sounds below F in the bass cliff were inaudible. the the of low sounds In state of the power discerning healthy ear, is and of uncertain limits if we attend to the ex- but, great, ; opposite of with a series of small the scale of audible sounds, pipes tremity and, each observe their effects other in succeeding sharpness, successively the ears of different we shall find considerable difference upon persons, and see reason 
TI - Medical and Physical Intelligence
JO - The London Medical and Physical Journal
DA - 1820-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/pubmed-central/medical-and-physical-intelligence-6poucG8Pyh
SP - 253
EP - 264
VL - 44
IS - 259
DP - DeepDyve
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