title: Lodestones, quackery, and science: electrical stimulation of the ear before cochlear implants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Jackler
mesh_terms: D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000266:history; D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000266:history*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000266:history; D011781:Quackery / Q000266:history*