CYCLICAL CHANGES IN NASAL AIRWAY-RESISTANCE AND MIDDLE-EAR PRESSURES
CYCLICAL CHANGES IN NASAL AIRWAY-RESISTANCE AND MIDDLE-EAR PRESSURES
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DOI:
10.3109/00016489109138411
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发表时间:
1991-01-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
REILLY, M
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作者:
KNIGHT, LC;ECCLES, R;REILLY, M
The relationship between unilateral changes in nasal airway resistance and the ipsilateral middle ear pressure were investigated in 8 otologically and rhinologically normal adults over the course of 7 1/2 h under laboratory conditions. Despite mean changes in unilateral nasal resistance of 0.75 Pa/cm3/s associated with the nasal cycle, no correlation existed with changes in ipsilateral Eustachian tube function, as judged by serial middle ear pressure recordings (r = 0.06, r2 = 0.00, p = 0.461). Middle ear pressure in healthy adults in a controlled environment remained very constant (mean = -6.71 +/- 0.52 daPa). 69% of middle ear pressures were equal to or above 0 daPa, which represents evidence in favour of a net positive production of middle ear gas.