title: Otology in the Bible and Talmud.
abstract: The present paper is an English translation of the chapter of Otology in Preuss's classic book Biblisch-Talmudische Medizin. Described in the Talmud are a variety of anatomical ear abnormalities such as double ear, pierced ears, small ears, cut off ears, and pendulous ears. A slave whose ear was wounded had to be freed. Compensation for injury to the ear and to hearing is clearly noted. Remedies for earache are mentioned. The legal status of a deaf-mute, and the relationship of deafness to muteness are also discussed in the Talmud.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002835:Christianity; D003638:Deafness / Q000266:history; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D006666:History of Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel; D007599:Judaism; D007603:Jurisprudence; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012071:Religion and Sex