Download or read book Practical Observations on Aural Surgery and the Nature and Treatment of Diseases of the Ear written by William Robert Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work did more to place British otology on a scientific basis than any previous publications. Wilde stated that he "laboured to rescue the treatment of ear diseases from empiricism and found it upon the well-established laws of modern pathology, practical surgery, and reasonable therapeutics". He showed the middle ear to be the site of origin of most ear diseases. He is remembered for his method of treating acute mastoiditis, using "Wilde's incision".