Evaluation on short-term efficacy of balloon dilation in the treatment of symptomatical eustachian tube dysfunction
10.16066/j.1672-7002.2015.10.012
- VernacularTitle:咽鼓管球囊扩张术治疗症状性咽鼓管功能障碍的短期效果评价
- Author:
Hao XIONG
;
Maojin LIANG
;
Zhigang ZHANG
;
Yaodong XU
;
Yongkang OU
;
Suijun CHEN
;
Haidi YANG
;
Yiqing ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Endoscopy;
Eustachian Tube;
Ear Diseases;
balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube;
symptomatic Eustachian tube dysfunction
- From:
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2015;(10):531-533
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo evaluate the short-term efficacy of Eustachian tube balloon dilation (ETBD) in the treatment of symptomatic Eustachian tube dysfunction (SETD) by subjective and objective analysis.METHODS Forty patients who underwent ETBD were included. Subjects’ inclusion criteria were as followed: symptoms of ETD (aural fullness predominantly, with or without otalgia, muffle hearing and tinnitus), normal tympanic membrane, type A or C tympanograms, and without a history of any middle ear diseases. Main outcomes including subjective improvement, otoscopy, pure-tone audiometry, impedance audiometry, R-value in tubomanometry (TMM) and Eustachian Tube Score (ETS) were assessed 1 week and 6 months postoperatively.RESULTSAll cases were dilated successfully. A significant effect of treatment was documented when measuring subjective improvement, impedance audiometry, R-value in TMM and ETS 1 week and 6 month postoperatively. Subjective symptoms were not relieved only in one patient. The overall success rate for all patients was 98%.CONCLUSIONETBD can provide short-term benefits to those who are diagnosed with SETD and refractory to medical management. SETD might be an optimal indication for ETBD in the treatment of ETD.
