Functional evaluation of paratubal muscles using electromyography in patients with chronic unilateral tubal dysfunction

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 270, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1217-1221

  Chang, Ki Hong ^a   Jun, Beom Cho ^a   Jeon, Eun Ju ^a   Park, Yong Soo ^a,b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Eustachian tube dysfunction; Levator veli palatine; Tensor veli palatine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PALATINE VELUM TENSOR MUSCLE; PARATUBAL MUSCLE; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWALLOWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEGLUTITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OTOSCOPES; PHONATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENSOR TYMPANI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877633878     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-012-2091-7     Document Type: Article

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