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Treatment of earache among the Lappish people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

L.-E. Stenfors  and
A. Ö. Henriksen
L.-E. Stenfors*
Affiliation:
Tromsö, Norway
A. Ö. Henriksen
Affiliation:
Tromsö, Norway
*
Dr Lars-Eric Stenfors Idrottsgatan 3467200 KarlebyFinland
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Abstract

The traditional ways of treating earache among the Lappish people have been charted. Generally speaking, the Lapps have treated earache by applying a compress to the ear, dropping various ear-drops into the external auditory canal, breathing into the ear, massaging the ear, and inserting impregnated wool into the ear canal. The Lappish treatment principles for earache are discussed in relation to modern knowledge of pain relief.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 2 , February 1990 , pp. 109 - 111
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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