Eustachian tube function and middle ear barotrauma associated with extremes in atmospheric pressure

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 887-892

  Ueda, Hiromi ^a   Miyazawa, Takashi ^a   Yanagita, Noriyuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

atmosphere exposure chamber; atmospheric pressure; barotrauma; eustachian tube; hyperbaric oxygenation; middle ear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; BAROTRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOBARISM; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 10544235442     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610501109     Document Type: Article

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