Predictive value of the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire‐7 for identifying obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction: A systematic review [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021 Objective To perform a systematic review to determine if a total score of ≥14.5 (mean score ≥ 2.1) on the ETDQ‐7 accurately identifies patients with obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction (OETD) on impedance tympanometry (peak compliance
Nicholas S. Andresen +4 more
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Investigation of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction by Tubomanometry in Patients Undergoing Tympanoplasty for Chronic Otitis Media [PDF]
Journal of International Advanced OtologyBackground: The eustachian tube is an anatomical structure that connects the nose, nasopharynx, middle ear, and mastoid air cells and has important functions.
Mehmet Özgür Pınarbaşlı +5 more
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Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Significantly Reduces Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Symptoms in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Biomedicines(1) Background: Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a frequently observed clinical manifestation of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This systematic review aimed to evaluate the function of the Eustachian tube following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in ...
Kai-Shan Yang +6 more
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Eustachian tube dysfunction in adults [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association JournalAnushka Pradhan +2 more
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Sirolimus-coated Eustachian tube balloon dilatation for treating Eustachian tube dysfunction in a rat model [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEustachian tube balloon dilatation (ETBD) has shown promising results in the treatment of ET dysfunction (ETD); however, recurrent symptoms after ETBD frequently occur in patients with refractory ETD.
Jeon Min Kang +8 more
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Does Eustachian tube function affect the outcome of tympanoplasty?
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2021 Background Eustachian tube function has been regarded as a significant factor in the successful outcome of tympanoplasty. Eustachian tube dysfunction has been attributed to many diseases of middle ear cleft ranging from otitis media with effusion to ...
Adel El-Antably +4 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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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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Sensorineural Hearing Loss After Balloon Eustachian Tube Dilatation
Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Objective: Eustachian tube function is of central importance for the ventilation of the middle ear. A dysfunction can be associated with chronic otitis media, and cholesteatoma. Balloon Eustachian tube dilatation (BET) is a treatment option used to solve
Ingo Todt, Felix Oppel, Holger Sudhoff
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Assessment of Hearing Impairment in Oral Submucous Fibrosis – A Tympanometric and Audiometric Study
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2023 Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a potentially malignant complex disorder involving the oral mucosa. Etiology is multi-factorial, but the main causative agent is chewing of arecanut. Atrophic changes of para tubal muscles leads to eustachian
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