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Turkish validity and reliability of Eustachian tube dysfunction questionnaire-7

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018
Introduction: During clinical evaluations, in order to interpret patients’ complaints caused by Eustachian tube dysfunction and to monitor the success of the treatment, standardized and disease-related scales are necessary.
Erdoğan Özgür, Cem Bilgen, Beyhan Cengiz Özyurt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of the incidence of Eustachian tube dysfunction in patients with sinonasal disease [PDF]

Rhinology Online, 2018
Background: Rhinosinusitis is characterised by inflammation affecting the respiratory mucosa of the nose and sinuses. Since the Eustachian tube and the middle ear cavity are also lined by the same mucosa, it is likely that the pathophysiological ...
C.E. Rennie, M. Gutierrez, Y. Darby, V.J. Lund   +3 more
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Revisiting the Diagnostic Performance of the Modified Nine-Step Test for Obstructive and Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Diagnostics, 2022
The nine-step test is a classical method for evaluating Eustachian tube function. It directly assesses the patient’s capacity to equilibrate middle ear pressure by swallowing. However, there are insufficient studies to appraise its diagnostic performance.
Seong Hoon Bae, Seojin Moon, Mincheol Jeong, In Seok Moon   +3 more
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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
C Sreepradha, M R Vaishali, David M Priscilla   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The status of Eustachian tube balloon dilations in Nordic countries

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2019
There is no unanimous consensus for indications of eustachian tube balloon dilation (ETBD). Nordic countries have relatively similar hospital organizations and treatment guidelines. Therefore, it was logical to organize a consensus meeting of ETBD.
Juha T. Silvola, Saku T. Sinkkonen, Jens Wanscher, Eva Westman, Niels H. Holm, Therese Ovesen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of various factors related to mastoid buffer and middle ear ventilation in etiopathogenesis of squamous chronic otitis media—a cross-sectional study

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023
Background Active squamous chronic otitis media (COM) is an entity with a deep retraction pocket of the pars tensa or flaccida that has retained debris of squamous epithelial where the fundus cannot be visualized involving the pars flaccida or pars tensa,
Mithula Murali, Shraddha Jain, Vaidehi Hande, Chandraveer Singh, P. T. Deshmukh, Sagar Gaurkar, Smriti V. M, Nimisha Patil   +7 more
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Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy: The Effect of Intranasal Azelastine-Fluticasone Spray Treatment on Middle Ear Ventilation and Adenoid Tissue

Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2023
Objectives Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is frequent in children with adenoid hypertrophy (AH). Although the most common treatment of AH is surgical removal of adenoid tissue, numerous studies have reported the efficacy of intranasal steroids.
Ahmet Mert Bilgili, Hacı Ömer Durmaz, Muhammet Dilber   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Navigation-Assisted Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty for Eustachian Tube Dilatory Dysfunction [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
Objectives. Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) is a novel treatment method for Eustachian tube dilatory dysfunction (ETD). However, surgeons cannot identify the insertion depth of the catheter during BET, resulting in potential risks such as internal ...
Sung-Won Choi, Seok-Hwan Lee, Se-Joon Oh, Soo-Keun Kong   +3 more
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Innervation of the tubarial glands: A hypothesis‐driven anatomical review

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The tubarial glands have been described as a macroscopic bilateral glandular complex in the posterolateral nasopharynx near the torus tubarius and the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube. Since their recognition on prostate‐specific membrane antigen‐based imaging, their anatomical classification has remained debated, with converging ...
Mugurel Constantin Rusu, Ivan Varga, Răzvan Costin Tudose   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eustachian tube scoring criteria for balloon Eustachian tuboplasty

American Journal of Otolaryngology
Introduction: Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty (BET) is a novel technique useful for the treatment of Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. This article introduces new clinical scoring criteria for diagnosis of Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ...
Ardhendu S. Kar, Vikram Wadhwa, Praveen Rathore, Ravi Meher, Swati Tandon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source