Eustachian tube function in adults without middle ear disease

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 220-225

  Swarts, J Douglas ^a,b,c   Alper, Cuneyt M ^a,b   Mandel, Ellen M ^a,b   Villardo, Richard ^a,b   Doyle, William J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Oakland Medical Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Eustachian tube; Function testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; AUDITORY TUBE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EUSTACHIAN TUBE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; MYRINGOTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNIFFING; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 79953882426     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941112000401     Document Type: Article

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