Valsalva manouevre; efficacy in the treatment of eustachian catarrh

ABSTRACT

To assess the efficacy of Valsalva maneuver in the treatment of Eustachian catarrh. Quasi Experimental Study. Frontier corp Hospital [Quetta] and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayad Al Nahyan Hospital [Muzzafarabad] from December 2010 to May 2011. Total of sixty patients of Eustachian catarrh were randomly assigned to two treatment groups. Group A was given Antibiotics, Antihistamine, systemic and nasal decongestants and group B was advised Valsalva maneuver in addition to the above mention treatment. Relief in aural fullness [assessed through tympanometry] and hearing improvement [assessed through audiometry] were compared between these two groups at the end of three weeks of treatment. Audiogram done after three weeks of treatment showed statistically significant hearing and middle ear pressure improvement [assessed through audiogram and tympanogram respectively] in group B