Should Nasal Function be Considered Prior to Tympanoplasty?

Akyildiz M. Y., ÖZMEN Ö. A., DEMİR U. L., KASAPOĞLU F., COŞKUN H. H., BASUT O. İ., ...More

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, vol.14, no.1, pp.53-57, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/iao.2017.3624
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.53-57
  • Keywords: Nasal septum, nasal airway obstruction, Eustachian tube, tympanoplasty, EUSTACHIAN-TUBE FUNCTION, MIDDLE-EAR PRESSURE, RECURRENT OTITIS-MEDIA, OBSTRUCTION, EFFUSION, SURGERY
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between nasal airway function and Eustachian tube (ET) functions and their impact on tympanoplasty in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).