Under the
belief that he had been struck by some enemy he went quietly home
and said nothing about it. Some time afterward, however, in
crossing another lonely place he had a similar experience, and as
he came to the conclusion that nobody could have been near him,
he made up his mind that it was some malevolent stroke of the
devil and he consulted a priest who agreed with him in his
belief, and gave him an amulet to wear. A series of similar
attacks occurred and puzzled as to whether there was some
diabolical agency at work, or whether he was the victim of some
conspiracy, he emigrated to America; for several months he had no
attacks. A new paroxysm occurring he consulted Gray, who found
indubitable evidence of labyrinthine disease. The paroxysms of
this disease are usually accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and
on account of the paleness of the face, and the cold, clammy
perspiration, attacks have frequently been mistaken for apoplexy.
In disease of the middle ear the attacks are continuous rather
than paroxysmal. If the disease is in the middle or internal
ears, loud noises are generally heard, but if the disease is in
the external ear, the noises are generally absent, and the
vertigo of less degree but continuous.
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