OBJECTIVES To test the outcome of sonotubometric measurement in children with otitis media with effusion (OME) before and after insertion of ventilation tubes. DESIGN Eustachian tube ventilatory function was tested in children with OME. To test validity, sonotubometric testing took place before insertion of ventilation tubes (ie, glue ear) and 1 week and 3 months after grommet insertion (ie, ...

Craniocervical bony pneumatization is a rare finding, with limited numbers of cases reported in the literature. It is thought to be linked to Eustachian tube dysfunction and a ball valve mechanism, and has a link with recurrent Valsalva maneuvers. We report a case of pneumatization of the occiput, atlas (C1) and axis (C2) in a patient with extensive ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) surgical history w...

The sequence of eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction leading to negative pressure and progressive tympanic membrane (TM) retraction has long been implicated as one of the most plausible hypotheses in the pathogenesis of acquired cholesteatoma.1,2 The objective of this case report is to notify on a patient with a pars tensa cholesteatoma, whose development was closely related to an aberrant course o...

Abstract Background Active squamous chronic otitis media (COM) is an entity with a deep retraction pocket of the pars tensa or flaccida that has retained debris epithelial where fundus cannot be visualized involving tensa, associated cholesteatoma. Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) known etiological factor for COM, based on Wittmack’s theory; however, there are very few recent studies in this r...

Patulous Eustachian tube (PET) is a common condition that produces symptoms of aural fullness and autophony. We describe a Parkinson's disease (PD) patient that experienced a reversible bilateral patulous (hyperpatent) Eustachian tube syndrome induced by treatment with amantadine hydrochloride. The clinical features, relevant anatomy and physiology, and associated risk factors for PET are revie...