Tympanic impedance measurement with standardised nasopharyngeal air pressures – a new test of Eustachian tube function
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Eustachian tube function in adults with intact tympanic membrane.
UNLABELLED The Eustachian tube has the function of equilibrating the environmental pressure with inner pressure, protecting the middle ear from abrupt pressure changes. AIM To compare the Eustachian tube function in adults with and without history of otitis media and/or respiratory tract inflammation without tympanic membrane perforation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Eustachian tube function w...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-2151,1748-5460
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215116006952