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Otitis media and eustachian tube caliber. 1983

N W Todd

Clinical data supported the hypothesis that most otitis media requiring surgery is part of a life-long bilateral process that correlates with small mastoid air system, and with a bougie-assessable large eustachian tube. Cleft palate, even in the microform of cleft uvula, was an indicator of large eustachian tube (p less than 0.001). The 1.48 mm mean eustachian tube caliber of the otitis patients was larger (p less than 0.001) than the 0.73 mm mean of the reference eustachian tubes. Eustachian tube caliber was not a correlate of age or sex. Comparatively small caliber eustachian tubes were associated with trauma-caused tympanic membrane perforation (p less than 0.01), and middle ear effusion in allergic airway disease patients (p less than 0.05). Large eustachian tube caliber seemed a reliable correlate of the spectrum of manifestations of chronic otitis media.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008416 Mastoid The posterior part of the temporal bone. It is a projection of the petrous bone. Mastoid Foramen,Mastoid Bone,Mastoid Process,Bone, Mastoid,Foramen, Mastoid,Mastoid Bones,Mastoid Processes,Mastoids,Process, Mastoid
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010033 Otitis Media Inflammation of the MIDDLE EAR including the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE. Middle Ear Inflammation,Inflammation, Middle Ear
D010043 Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care Evaluation procedures that focus on both the outcome or status (OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT) of the patient at the end of an episode of care - presence of symptoms, level of activity, and mortality; and the process (ASSESSMENT, PROCESS) - what is done for the patient diagnostically and therapeutically. Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care),Donabedian Model,Donabedian Triad,Outcome and Process Assessment,Structure Process Outcome Triad,Model, Donabedian,Triad, Donabedian
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D012130 Respiratory Hypersensitivity A form of hypersensitivity affecting the respiratory tract. It includes ASTHMA and RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL. Airway Hyperresponsiveness,Hypersensitivity, Respiratory,Airway Hyper-Responsiveness,Airway Hyper Responsiveness,Airway Hyperresponsivenesses,Hyper-Responsiveness, Airway,Hyperresponsiveness, Airway,Respiratory Hypersensitivities
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children

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