Valsalva manouevre; efficacy in the treatment of eustachian catarrh
Professional Medical Journal-Quarterly [The]. 2013; 20 (1): 117-121
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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
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Assunto principal:
Audiometria
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Testes de Impedância Acústica
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Distribuição Aleatória
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Resfriado Comum
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Tuba Auditiva
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Professional Med. J.-Q
Ano de publicação:
2013
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