The Touma Museum of Medicine was founded by Dr. Joe Touma. He is retired physician whose specialty was otology, the study of the ear’s anatomy and the understanding of how ear diseases occur. Before opening the museum, Dr. Joe had been collecting medical devices and instruments over a period of 40 years. Many of his first pieces included ear trumpets and instruments used to detect hearing loss. Then he began collecting medical devices that related to the nose and throat. He also found historical medical books on ENT — ear, nose, and throat. Using his discoveries as inspiration, Touma invented 14 medical instruments of his own.

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