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Service ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Praticien privé et Médecin-associé au CHUV, Avenue de la Gare 6, CH-1003 Lausanne.
Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac. 2001 Dec;118(6):339-43.
To be born, to appear, to begin. Though setting the birth of otology in the 19th century may seem a bit pretentious, the texts published at that time are ample proof of the fact. The combined impact of technical, scientific, medical and social factors led to the development of otology as a medical specialty. We discuss these different aspects in this article, illustrating them with extracts from the texts of the era. Once could say that the first half of the 19th century was a period of gestation for otology that was to come into full bloom during the second half of the same century.
诞生、出现、开端。尽管将耳科学的诞生设定在19世纪可能看起来有点自命不凡，但当时出版的文献就是这一事实的充分证明。技术、科学、医学和社会因素的综合影响导致了耳科学作为一门医学专科的发展。我们将在本文中讨论这些不同方面，并用那个时代文献中的摘录加以说明。可以说，19世纪上半叶是耳科学的孕育期，而它将在同一世纪的下半叶蓬勃发展。
