Eustachian tube catheterization: fundamental skill for competent otolaryngologists

Update on eustachian tube dysfunction and the patulous eustachian tube.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent knowledge on eustachian tube dysfunction and the patulous eustachian tube. RECENT FINDINGS A clinically useful test for eustachian tube function is still lacking. Narrowing of the isthmus alone was demonstrated to be an insufficient cause of otitis media. Inflammatory mediators identified within the eustachian tube and mi...

Uncommon aetiology for autophony: patulous eustachian tube.

We report the case of a patient with autophony diagnosed with a patulous Eustachian tube. The patient was treated according to the technique described by Bluestone and Cantekin, inserting an indwelling catheter into the tube. Good results were obtained after one year of monitoring.

A novel diagnostic tool for chronic obstructive eustachian tube dysfunction—the eustachian tube score.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to introduce a new tool for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and as a follow-up tool for eustachian tube therapy using objective and subjective elements. STUDY DESIGN Combined, prospective, retrospective clinical study at a tertiary referral center. METHODS Physical examination, history, tympanometry, ...

Uncommon Aetiology for Autophony: Patulous Eustachian Tube

We present the case of a 38-year-old male in treatment for morbid obesity for 6 years, who had lost 20 kg of weight in the previous 12 months and who attended consultation after being assessed by 3 other professionals. The patient had also undergone placement of a ventilation tube in the left ear due to a sensation described as auditory ‘‘vibration’’ and autophony in the left ear, with 1.5 year...

Dermoid of the eustachian tube.