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Balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube for obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction in adults [PDF]

Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2019
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the effects of balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube in adults with obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction.
Patel A, Smith M, Norman G, Llewellyn A, Tysome J.   +4 more
europepmc   +8 more sources

Functional Assessment Beyond Type A Tympanograms: Pressure-Swallow Testing for Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in a Taiwanese Cohort [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background: Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is associated with several common otologic conditions but lacks standardized diagnostic thresholds in Taiwan.
Chen-Yi Lu, Jing-Jie Wang
doaj   +3 more sources

NASAL OBSTRUCTION AND EUSTACHIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION: HOW ARE THEY RELATED? [PDF]

International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research, 2015
Eustachian tube is an osseocartilagenous tube which connects middle ear with nasopharynx. It has been suggested that any pathology affecting the nose, paranasal sinuses or nasopharynx may lead to Eustachian tube dysfunction and middle ear hypoventilation.
Parvez Kamal, Nudrat, Harkare, Vivek
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The middle ear-nasopharyngeal microbiome axis associated with obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction in chronic otitis media [PDF]

mSystems
Obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) commonly complicates chronic otitis media (COM), yet microbial factors at the Eustachian tube (ET) openings remain poorly understood.
Xiaoxin Chen, George Gong Chen, Zhongqin Gong, Hengyan Zhu, Ziqi Liang, Jason Ying Kuen Chan, Michael Chi Fai Tong, Zigui Chen, Wai Tsz Chang   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Microbiome of the Eustachian tube in patients with chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction and healthy individuals. [PDF]

Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp)
Abstract Objective The Eustachian tube (ET) is essential for middle ear ventilation. Chronic obstructive ET dysfunction may lead to chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma, but its pathophysiology remains unclear.
Rettschlag S, Barrantes I, Hahn A, Bull J, Raschke U, Mlynski R, Kreikemeyer B, Warnke P, Skusa R.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Advances in Eustachian tube function testing [PDF]

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2019
Obstructive and patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction provide a significant diagnostic and management challenge. The development of new treatments such as balloon Eustachian tuboplasty has generated renewed interest in measuring Eustachian tube function ...
Matthew E. Smith, Manohar L. Bance, James R. Tysome   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction following rapid weight loss associated with semaglutide use: A case report [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction (PETD) is an uncommon condition characterized by an abnormally patent Eustachian tube, leading to symptoms such as aural fullness and autophony.
James R. Burmeister BS, Malik Jawad BS, Ismail Zazay MD, Aaron Kobernick MD   +3 more
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Histopathological changes of the Eustachian tube mucosa following balloon Eustachian tuboplasty in children: insights from standard endovascular balloon application [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) has emerged as an established intervention for obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction; however, the high cost of proprietary balloon systems limits widespread accessibility.
Abdelrahman Mostafa Hassan, Hani Farouk Elgarem, Eman Sheta, Yasser Gaber Sheweal, Yehia Mohammed Ashry   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Incidence of Patulous Eustachian Tube Following Bariatric Surgery: An Observational Study at a Single Center. [PDF]

OTO Open
Abstract Objective To evaluate the incidence of Patulous Eustachian Tube (PET) following bariatric surgery using standardized diagnostic criteria. Study Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Tertiary academic medical center in northern Mexico. Methods Sixty‐four adults undergoing Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy were enrolled from ...
Plata-Huerta HH, Morales-Del Angel JA, Muñoz-Maldonado GE, Zorrilla-Núñez LF, Ledesma-Orta OA, Treviño-Gonzalez JL.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire Score Changes at 6 and 12 Weeks: Follow‐Up Implications [PDF]

OTO Open
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) can cause symptoms such as aural fullness, hearing loss, and tinnitus, and the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire (ETDQ‐7) is used to assess symptom burden.
Alexander R. Gomez‐Lara, Emilie O'Banion, Jagatkumar Patel, David B. Keschner   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources