Facultad de Medicina · 2021
Utopia of medical treatment of deafness: A cerumenolytic agent in the colonial period
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Resumen
The initial development of knowledge about a decrease in hearing acuity goes back to ancient Greece. Since then, various treatments have been used to cure this disability, focusing on its etiology. During the colonial period, almond oil was used as an effective agent to treat deafness. The use of almond oil in New Granada´s recipes for the treatment of deafness caused by impacted earwax is effective, safe, and is even currently used as a cerumenolytic. However, a lack of knowledge in the clinical evolution of the patients treated at that time makes it difficult to reach conclusive results.