Otitis media with effusion (OME), also called glue ear, is characterised by a collection of fluid in the middle-ear cleft. there is chronic inflammation but without signs of acute inflammation. OME is the most common cause of hearing impairment (and the most common reason for elective surgery) in childhood, where it usually follows an episode of acute otitis media (AOM). It is uncommon in adult...

The cleft palate is associated with feeding difficulties, dysfunction of eustachian tube, infection and effusion of middle ear, hearing loss, disorders of speech, dental and orthodontic problems. Feeding plate is a prosthetic aid that is designed to seal the cleft and restore the separation between oral and nasal cavities. This clinical report describes fabrication of feeding plate for neonate ...

It has been estimated that one child in 500 to 750 live births is born with a cleft palate (Rood & Stool, 1981). A high incidence of middle ear pathology is known to be associated with this problem (Bluestone, 1971). It is generally accepted that this population suffers from Eustachian tube dysfunction which leads in turn to the development of middle ear effusions and conductive hearing loss. T...

Middle ear barotrauma during flight is a painful disorder experienced by passengers who cannot properly regulate their middle ear pressure in response to the changing cabin pressures during ascent and descent. Previous reports emphasized the important role of poor eustachian tube function in disease pathogenesis but paid little attention to other moderating factors. Here we describe a mathemati...

BACKGROUND Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is the inability of the Eustachian tube (ET) to adequately perform at least one of its functions: to protect the middle ear from sources of disease, to ventilate the middle ear, and to help drain secretions away from the middle ear. There are a number of treatment options for ETD, but there is little consensus about management. OBJECTIVES To determ...

Problems associated with the Eustachian Tube (ET) can result in significant impacts to diving, aviation forces, and hyperbaric medicine. Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is associated with middle-ear barotraumas, which is one of the most prevalent medical complications in the above arenas. The purpose of this trial was to determine the efficacy of various drugs to decrease the incidence of ETD...

OBJECTIVE It is known that eustachian tubal compliance has influence on the tubal function. We applied the direct measurement method to ascertain whether or not aging and tubal diseases are related to the compliance of the cartilaginous part of the eustachian tube. METHODS We developed a method for directly measuring tubal compliance by inserting a balloon catheter, which is inflated with wat...

Objective. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence on balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) as a treatment modality for Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD). We followed the PRISMA guideline and registered with PROSPERO No. CRD42014009461. Data Sources. We searched 12 databases including PubMed and Embase from January 1, 2010, to April 7, 2014, for studies of BET. Endpoints: change in ...

Otitis media with effusion (OME), also called glue ear, is characterised by a collection of fluid in the middle-ear cleft. there is chronic inflammation but without signs of acute inflammation. OME is the most common cause of hearing impairment (and the most common reason for elective surgery) in childhood, where it usually follows an episode of acute otitis media (AOM). It is uncommon in adult...

Types E very acoustical system has an underlying level of noise. High-fidelity buffs refer to the signalto-noise ratio. The human auditory (acoustic) system is no exception. Other normal physiological noises include the sound of the pulse in the inner ear, the opening of the eustachian tube, the noise of respiration , and the like. Pathological tinnitus, on the other hand, is noise associated w...