Journal Reviews

Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty – is it time to start doing it in children?

3 May 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus | BDET, Balloon dilation of eustachian tube, Children, Eustachian tube dysfunction

Given the potential applications for balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) in children, its uptake in most centres has been slow. The reasons for this are multifactorial. There are technical issues – the feasibility of obtaining the correct size balloon and manoeuvring...

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Eustachian tube dysfunction usually improves following endoscopic sinus surgery

2 November 2020 | | Rhinology / Sinus | eustachian tube dysfunction, ETDQ-7, rhinosinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery

This study investigated effects of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) on eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and factors associated with improvement. This was a retrospective study which included 302 patients over 17 years old who underwent ESS between 1 December 2016 and...

Outpatient solution for a Patulous tube?

1 September 2019 | | Otology | Patulous eustachian tube, aural symptoms, nasal saline irrigation, paper patching

Definitive diagnosis and management of Patulous Eustachian tube (PET) is unsatisfactory. Several different treatment methods are currently used for PET which itself indicates no satisfactory solution. The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of two different treatment...

Objective testing for Eustachian tube dysfunction

9 October 2017 | | accuracy, eustachian tube, impedance, test, tubomanometry

Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is typically diagnosed based on subjective symptoms and examination leading to wide variation in its diagnosis and management. The search for an objective test has looked at ways of measuring the passage of air through the...