Sketches of otohistory Part 12: The history of otology in traditional Chinese medicine.

摘要

The past Sketches of Otohistory have outlined modern otology from its beginnings in the ancient circum-Medi-terranean civilizations through to Renaissance Europe and later centuries. Other cultures also developed their own medical traditions, sometimes leading to formidable skills, as the pre-Columbian and pre-Inca cranial surgery attest. However, most of them have all but disappeared or have little impact in today's world, with the exception of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and perhaps the Ayurvedic medicine of South-East Asia, which persist alongside and integrate with Western practice. This part of Otohistory pays respect to these medical traditions by sketching some historical aspects of otology in TCM.