The incidence of middle ear effusion due to radiotherapy of head and neck carcinoma is as high as 16—26 percent.Irradiation causes tissue reactions such as congestion,edema, mucositis and fibrosis, which is responsible for the postirradiation tubal dysfunction. The tubal function is worst 6 months after radiotherapy . The cancer disappears after radiotherapy, but the tubal dysfunction still would happen if inflammation and local radiotherapy-induced oedema exist. The tubal function improved at 5 years after radiotherapy if the irradiation dosage is below 70 Gy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The mean radiation dosage in the ears with patulous tubes compared for tubals with normal opening has no significant difference. The incidence of otorrhea is very high 2 years after radiotherapy in patients treated by myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion. The tubal function may become normal without treatment and patulous tubes may develope 5 to 10 years after radiotherapy.

Objective To establish the HPLC fingerprint of Rosae Rugosae Flos;To provide references for the quality evaluation of Rosae Rugosae Flos.Methods The HPLC analysis was carried on a COSMOSIL 5C18-MS-Ⅱ column(4.6 mm×250 mm,5 μm);the mobile phase was 2.5 % acetonitrile + 0.1 % formic acid aqueous solution(A)-acetonitrile + 0.1 % formic acid(B)with gradient elution at the flow rate of 0.5 Ml/min;the column temperature was 40℃;the detection wavelength was 350 nm.The similarity of 13 batches of samples was evaluated by Similarity Evaluation System for Chromatographic Fingerprint of TCM(2012 edition).Qualitative analysis was carried out by LC-MS technology.The overall quality evaluation of Rosae Rugosae Flos was carried out by combining clustering analysis,principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least square discrimination.Results The common mode of HPLC fingerprints of Rosae Rugosae Flos was established,and the similarity of 13 samples was good.9 compounds were identified preliminary.13 batches of samples were aggregated into 3 categories by chemical pattern recognition.Conclusion The fingerprints of Rosae Rugosae Flos established in this study combines with chemical pattern recognition method,which has high sensitivity and strong specificity,can provide a basis for the quality evaluation of Rosae Rugosae Flos.