POLITZER, Ádám (1835 – 1920)
1835 – 1920
6 entries in the GMN corpus.
1863
#3377
Ueber ein neues Heilverfahren gegen Schwerhörigkeit in Folge von Unwegsamkeit der Eustachischen Ohrtrompete.
Politzer’s method of effecting permeability of the Eustachian tube.
1865
#3378
Die Beleuchtungsbilder des Trommelfells im gesunden und kranken Zustande.
Politzer was the first to obtain pictures of the membrana tympani by means of illumination. English translation, New York, 1869.
1877
#3387.1
Ueber einen einheitlichen Hörmesser.
Politzer described an acumeter.
1878 –1882
#3387
Lehrbuch der Ohrenheilkunde. 2 pts.
Politzer was one of the greatest of all otologists. He was the first Professor of Otology in Vienna and his textbook was for many years the standard authority on the subject. English translation, 1883.
1895
#3395
On a peculiar affection of the labyrinthine capsule as a frequent cause of deafness.
First report of otosclerosis as a separate clinical entity.
1907 –1913
#3413
Geschichte der Ohrenheilkunde. 2 vols.
It is fitting that Politzer should have been the greatest historian of otology. He was Professor of Otology in Vienna and his teaching had great influence upon the advancement of the subject. The Geschichte is a maste…