title: [Patency of the tympanic tubes].
abstract: A middle ear model was used to examine the patency of different tympanostomy tubes. It is concluded that these tubes provide more of a ventilation than a drainage of the tympanum. The patients need not be overcautious with regard to water with which they may come into contact.
mesh_terms: D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D013550:Swimming
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen über die Durchgängigkeit von Paukenröhrchen.