ArticleOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2016
Eustachian Tube Function in 6-Year-Old Children with and without a History of Middle Ear Disease.
Article in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00422929 (Eustachian Tube Growth and Development), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Eustachian Tube Growth and Development: Anatomy/Function
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validation, and Arabic Translation of the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire (ETDQ-7).International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2022Article
- Immunologic dysfunction contributes to the otitis prone condition.The Journal of infection · 2020Review
- Cartilaginous Eustachian tube length and carotid canal dehiscence in children: a radiological study.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 · 2018Article
- Accuracy of the ETDQ-7 for Identifying Persons with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Article
- The Economic Burden of Otitis Media in Korea, 2012: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study.BioMed research international · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo test the hypothesis that eustachian tube opening efficiency, measured as the fractional gradient equilibrated (FGE), is lower in 6-year-old children with no middle ear disease but a well-documented history of recurrent acute otitis media, as compared with children with a negative disease history (control). STUDY
designCross-sectional study.
settingTertiary care pediatric hospital. SUBJECTS AND
methodsBilateral eustachian tube function was evaluated in 44 healthy 6-year-old children (19 boys, 29 white). None had middle ear disease at the time of testing, but 23 had a history of recurrent acute otitis media. Twenty-one had no significant past otitis media. Eustachian tube function was measured with a pressure chamber protocol that established negative middle ear gauge pressures (referenced to the chamber pressure) and recorded that pressure before and after a swallow. FGE was calculated as the change in middle ear gauge pressure with swallowing divided by the preswallow pressure. Between-group comparisons of the preswallow pressures and FGEs were made with a 2-tailed Student's t test.
resultsFGE was independent of the preswallow middle ear gauge pressure. For the 39 and 44 evaluable ears in the control and recurrent acute otitis media groups, the mean preswallow pressures were -194 daPa (95% confidence interval [95% CI] = -211 to -177) versus -203 (95% CI = -216 to -190; P > .40), and FGEs were 0.32 (95% CI = 0.21-0.43) vs 0.16 (95% CI = 0.08-0.24; P = .016), respectively.
conclusionIn children with past recurrent acute otitis media, residual eustachian tube opening inefficiency is maintained after they have "outgrown" their middle ear disease.
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