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Silicone plug insertion for treatment of refractory patulous eustachian tube after irradiation
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2020 Atrophy of Eustachian tube-related tissues caused by irradiation in the head and neck region results in patulous Eustachian tube. Patients with this condition have very severe permanent aural symptoms.
Ryoji Hirai, Takeshi Oshima
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Dimensions and position of the Eustachian tube in Humans
PLoS ONE, 2020 Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction is one of the causes for chronic otitis media. To develop new therapies such as stents to facilitate middle ear ventilation, a better knowledge on dimensions and positions of the ET in individual patients is necessary ...
I. Janzen-Senn +4 more
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Evaluation of thirty patients with eustachian tube dysfunction in Taiwan by questionnaire survey.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi, 2020 BACKGROUND Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a common otolaryngological disorder. The seven-item Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire (ETDQ-7) was used for the assessment of symptoms related to ETD and treatment outcome.
Wei-Lin Lin +5 more
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Clinical evaluation of Eustachian tube transience and function in patients with different types of increased nasal resistance [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009 Background/Aim. Eustachian tube is a connection between throat and the middle ear. Inflammatory processes and malformations of nasal cavity could lead to dysfunction of the whole upper respiratory tract, this emphasizing the evaluation of the Eustachian ...
Andrić-Filipović Snežana +3 more
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World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2021 Objectives: Multiple treatments are described in the literature for the treatment of chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction but high-level quality evidence seems missing to support these treatments.
Waqas Jamil, Steve Izzat
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Primary Eustachian Tube Tuberculosis
Medeniyet Medical Journal, 2021 Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare occurrence, and primarily involves the proximal part of the Eustachian tube. Mechanical obstruction of the Eustachian tube will affect the pressure discrepancy between the middle ear and the external atmosphere, leading to aural fullness, unilateral hearing disturbance, and otitis media.
Hamzah, Mohd Hafiz +2 more
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The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2022 Objective: Using a range of methods, the aim of this study was to measure the patency of the eustachian tube for its effectiveness in all cases of mucosal ear disease.
Sphoorthi Basavannaiah
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Management of Patulous Eustachian Tube
JMA Journal, 2020 Patients with patulous Eustachian tubes (PET) suffer from annoying aural symptoms, such as voice or breath autophony, and aural fullness due to the ET’s abnormal patency. It may lead to an enormous reduction in quality of life. Various treatment methods,
Ryoukichi Ikeda +3 more
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Bullet fragment in the eustachian tube presenting as conductive hearing loss and lead toxicity
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2021 Foreign bodies in the Eustachian tube are rare clinical entities, as are cases of lead toxicity associated with retained ballistic fragments. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with a retained bullet fragment within the Eustachian tube, leading to a
Isabel Fairmont +3 more
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Eustachian Tube Foreign Body with Endoscopic-Assisted Surgical Removal
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2019 Objectives. Foreign bodies of the external and middle ear are not uncommon; however, foreign bodies in the eustachian tube are rare. Here we describe the presentation, imaging, and endoscopic-assisted surgical management of a case of eustachian tube ...
Phillip R. Purnell +4 more
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