No effect of a nasal decongestant on eustachian tube function in children with ventilation tubes

Laryngoscope

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1115-1118

  van Heerbeek, Niels ^a   Ingels, Koen J A O ^a   Zielhuis, Gerhard A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decongestant; Eustachian tube; Otitis media with effusion; Ventilation tube

Indexed keywords

DECONGESTIVE AGENT; NOSE DROPS; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; SMELL;

EID: 0036276817     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200206000-00033     Document Type: Article

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