A double-blind comparison between oral pseudoephedrine and topical oxymetazoline in the prevention of barotrauma during air travel

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-264

  Jones, Jeffrey S ^a,c   Sheffield, William ^a   White, Lynn J ^b   Bloom, Melinda A ^b  

^a SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^b AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Air travel; Barotrauma; Decongestant; Middle ear; Oxymetazoline; Prophylaxis; Pseudoephedrine; Treatment

Indexed keywords

OXYMETAZOLINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BAROTRAUMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; NOSE IRRITATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031967912     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90097-3     Document Type: Article

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