title: The evaluation of eustachian tube function in patients with chronic otitis media.
abstract: In this study we evaluated eustachian tube function in patients with chronic otitis media and compared the results with normal subjects. Two different eustachian tube function tests were applied to 60 ears of the chronic otitis media group and 146 ears of the control group. While eustachian tube dysfunction was observed in 71.7% of the chronic suppurative otitis media group, it was only seen in 34.9% of the control group.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Yücetürk
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Unlü
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okumuş
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Filiz
mesh_terms: D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*