effects of nasal packing on the function of equilibrium of eustachian tube

ABSTRACT

Tympanometry was performed in a series of 50 cases of nasal surgery where nasal packing was used to observe the changes in the middle ear and barometric equilibrium function of the Eustachian tube. Post-operatiuely 46% of the patients showed a temporary Type C Tympanogram which recoverd to normal within one week after packing has been removed. In unilateral nasal packing this effect was noticed in 21.4% and in bilateral nasal packing in 55.6% of the patients