Otol Neurotol 2017 09;38(8):1133-1139
*Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Holon †Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv ‡Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Zerifin, Israel.
Background: The Eustachian tube (ET) has a major role in the middle ear (ME) pressure homeostasis. ET dysfunction is the accepted paradigm for pressure-related ME disorders. We studied the ME status in patients with severely diminished ET opening abilities, and anticipated to find ME disorders in most of them. Read More