[Analysis of sniffing test in otitis media with effusion].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the roles of the closure disorder of Eustachian tube in occurrence and development of otitis media with effusion (OME).


METHODS
Fifty-six adults with OME, 16 children with OME, 66 health adults and 20 health children were selected according to diagnosis criteria. Sniffing test was measured by Tubo-tymanoaerodynamic graphy and the self-designed questionnaires were surveyed in all cases.


RESULTS
The positive levels in sniffing test were regarded as external auditory canal press 10dapa lower than baseline of the pressure. The positive rate was 64.86% in adults with OME, which was higher than health adults (P < 0.01). The positive rate was 70.83% in children with OME which was higher than health children (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The higher positive rate of sniff test in OME patients suggests that closure disorder in Eustachian tube playing an important role in the occurrence and development of OME.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Song-hua
SH
TAN
Yue
Y
ZHAN
Shi-hua
SH
YIN
An-zhou
AZ
TANG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult