THE EVALUATION OF EUSTACHIAN-TUBE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OTITIS-MEDIA

Authors
YUCETURK AV UNLU HH OKUMUS M YILDIZ T FILIZ U
Citation
Av. Yuceturk et al., THE EVALUATION OF EUSTACHIAN-TUBE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OTITIS-MEDIA, Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences, 22(5), 1997, pp. 449-452
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03077772
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
449 - 452
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-7772(1997)22:5<449:TEOEFI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
In this study we evaluated eustachian tube function in patients with c hronic otitis media and compared the results with normal subjects. Two different eustachian tube function tests were applied to 60 ears of t he chronic otitis media group and 146 ears of the control group. While eustachian tube dysfunction was observed in 71.7% of the chronic supp urative otitis media group, it was only seen in 34.9% of the control g roup.