title: New aspects of secretory otitis media, eustachian tube function and middle ear gas.
abstract: The insertion of ventilation tubes to equalize pressure in the middle ear is the most common procedure used to treat otitis media. This article evaluates the advantages and drawbacks of ventilation and explores the various roles of the components of middle ear pressure, with special emphasis on oxygen-derived free radicals.
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ovesen
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Børglum
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002648:Child; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005609:Free Radicals; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010100:Oxygen
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen