Neiger M, Boschung U
Medizinhistorisches Institut, Bern.
Gesnerus. 1995;52(1-2):83-93.
Ear patients were treated in Berne for the first time in 1841 at the Eye Policlinic. Professor Wilhelm Rau (1804-1861), ophthalmologist, was the founder of the first Ear Infirmary on the European continent. A diary dated from 1845 to 1863 contains information about the patients, their diagnoses and therapies. Chronic inflammations of the Eustachian tube and the middle ear were the most frequent diseases. Catheterisation of the Eustachian tube was an important tool in diagnosis and therapy.
耳部疾病患者于1841年首次在伯尔尼的眼科门诊接受治疗。眼科医生威廉·劳教授（1804 - 1861）是欧洲大陆第一家耳科诊所的创始人。一本始于1845年至1863年的日记记录了患者信息、他们的诊断结果及治疗方法。咽鼓管和中耳的慢性炎症是最常见的疾病。咽鼓管导管插入术是诊断和治疗的重要手段。
