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ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2023

Tubomanometry in measurement of velopharyngeal closure: A pilot study.

Miriam S Teixeira, John Douglas Swarts, Audrey Y N Lim, Cuneyt M Alper

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Article in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Assessing the usefulness of tubomanometry as a diagnostic tool in Eustachian tube dysfunction.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 · 2024
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  3. Tubomanometry in measurement of velopharyngeal closure: A pilot study.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Miriam S TeixeiraGraduate Medical Education Research Division Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira New York USA.
John Douglas SwartsDepartment of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Audrey Y N LimDepartment of Medicine University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Cuneyt M AlperDepartment of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0551-8285
University of Pittsburgh · USArnot Ogden Medical Center · US

Funding

Testing/ImagingP50DC007667 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ALPER, CUNEYT METIN · 2006 to 2017
$12.6M
NIDCD NIH HHS P50 DC007667
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the differences in velum closure pattern in people with and without a history of middle ear disease using intranasal pressure curves recorded with the tubomanometer, a Eustachian tube (ET) testing device. Study Design: Case control study. Setting: Tertiary referral center. Subjects and Methods: Tubomanometry nasopharyngeal pressure curves from 20 controls (Group 1) and 20 people with history of otitis media (OM) and possible ongoing ET dysfunction (ETD) (Group 2 or OM/ETD group) were compared. The variables included in the analysis were: (a) ratio of signal amplitude relative to the delivered nasal pressure (C2/delivered pressure x 10); (b) time (s) to achieve maximal signal amplitude (C2-C1); (c) duration of velum closure (s) and (d) plateau decay during the isometric contraction of the velum (C3-C2) and (e) swallow duration (s) (C4-C1). Statistical analysis was conducted using mixed models for the normalized values of individual characteristics. Results: Age, race and sex distribution in each group was as follows: 24 ± 8 years, 15 whites and 12 females in Group 1; 20 ± 10 years, 19 whites and 15 females in Group 2. Group 2 demonstrated a greater velopharyngeal pressure decay ( Conclusion: This is the first study using tubomanometry to investigate differences in velopharyngeal closure between controls and individuals with OM/ETD. Although not statistically significant, our results showed that those with OM/ETD demonstrated a longer swallow and velum closure duration, and a higher degree of leakage during velum contraction compared to controls.

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Eustachian tubeotitis mediatubomanometryvelopharyngeal closurevelopharynx

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PMID37090858
PMCPMC10116987
OpenAlexW4323662257

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