PMID: 11903373Mar 21, 2002Paper

Therapeutic improvement of Eustachian tube function: a review

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences
Niels van HeerbeekGerhard A Zielhuis

Abstract

An impaired Eustachian tube is assumed to be an important factor in the pathogenesis of different middle ear diseases. Therefore, several investigators have studied different treatment strategies to improve Eustachian tube function. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of the results of these studies on improvement of tubal function. The English language literature was searched systematically to identify all articles that described the effect of different interventions on Eustachian tube function. Although the results were not uniform throughout the different studies and despite several restrictions of the reviewed studies, the results of this review indicate that the function may be improved by medical intervention. However, it seems premature to recommend any of the interventions reviewed in this paper to improve function in humans. More studies, preferably randomized, placebo-controlled trials, should be conducted to assess the efficacy of different interventions.

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