1751. These spirits also block up the inner chamber of the ear, so that a person can scarcely hear - something I also plainly experienced. Indeed, they press against the inner parts as if by a blockade from the outside.
1751. They also close up the internal chamber of the ear, so that one can scarcely hear, which I manifestly perceived; nay, they oppress intervals as if by a siege from without.
1751. Ii etiam obstipant auris internam cameram, ut vix audiatur, quod etiam manifeste percepi: imo opprimunt interna, sicut obsidione ab extra.