Otic barotrauma from air travel

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 366-370

  Mirza, Showkat ^a,b   Richardson, H ^a  

^a North Riding Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Barotrauma; Eustachian Tube; Middle Ear

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; NOSE SPRAY; OXYMETAZOLINE; PLACEBO; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

AUDITORY TUBE; AVIATION; BAROTRAUMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; EAR INJURY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; OTALGIA; OTITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROTRAUMA; CHILD; EAR, INNER; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; RUPTURE; TRAVEL;

EID: 20044374084     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215053945723     Document Type: Review

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