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ReviewEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2016

Middle ear function in sinonasal polyposis.

Mehdi Bakhshaee, Hossein Payedar Ardakani, Amir Hossain Ghazizadeh, Rahman Movahed, Lida Jarahi, Mohsen Rajati

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Review in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mehdi BakhshaeeFaculty of Medicine, Sinus and Surgical Endoscopic Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hossein Payedar ArdakaniDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amir Hossain GhazizadehDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Rahman MovahedDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Lida JarahiDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohsen RajatiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ghaem Educational Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. rajatim@mums.ac.ir.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasal airway patency has long been considered a major factor in ear health. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sinonasal polyposis on middle ear and eustachian tube (ET) functionality. Forty-four individuals with polyposis, 23 with non-polyposis nasal obstruction, and 23 healthy controls were enrolled. Demographic, clinical and imaging data of all participants were collected and ET function tests and audiologic tests were performed. Hearing loss (p = 0.02), flat tympanogram (p = 0.02), disturbed Toynbee and Valsalva tests (p = 0.01), and the prevalence of allergy (p = 0.04) and purulent nasal discharge (p < 0.001) were significantly higher in the polyposis group than the other groups. Regression analysis revealed that infection and allergy have more important roles in ET function than the nasal obstruction. Polyposis could impede ET function; however, it is probably not because of its obstructive nature, but because of the associated increased risk of infection.

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Acoustic Impedance TestsAdultCase-Control StudiesEar, MiddleEustachian TubeFemaleHearing LossHumansMaleNasal ObstructionNasal PolypsNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsParanasal Sinus DiseasesRegression AnalysisRhinitisSuppurationEustachian tube functionMiddle earNasal obstructionNasal polyposis

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PMID26521187
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