Effect of Anterior Nasal Packing on Eustachian Tube Function and Middle Ear Pressure

Authors

  • Md Manjur Rahim Assistant Professor, Deptt of ENT, Kushtia Medical College, Kushtia
  • Ahmmad Taous Associate Professor of ENT, Pabna Medical College, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • Md Hasan Zafar Assistant Professor, Dept of ENT, Cox’s Bazar Medical College, Cox’s Bazar
  • Mozharul Islam Associate Professor, Dept of ENT, Kushtia Medical College, Kushtia
  • Khalid Asad Assistant Professor, Dept of ENT, Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College, Kishorganj
  • Md Tayob Ali Associate Professor (CC), ENT, Rajshahi Islami Bank Medical College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v23i1.45108

Keywords:

Eustachian tube, Middle ear pressure, Nasal pack

Abstract

The present study includes evaluation 60 ears of 30 nasal patients admitted to department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery at Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Each patient underwent nasal surgery followed by anterior nasal packing for 48 hours. All patients were investigated by tympanometry prior to surgery, 2nd post operative day before pack removal and on 7th post operative day 5 days after pack removal. This study shows that nasal packing result in Eustachian tube dysfunction and negative middle ear pressure which is reversible in nature.

Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2017; 23(1): 27-31

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Published

2020-01-23

How to Cite

Rahim, M. M., Taous, A., Zafar, M. H., Islam, M., Asad, K., & Ali, M. T. (2020). Effect of Anterior Nasal Packing on Eustachian Tube Function and Middle Ear Pressure. Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 23(1), 27–31. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v23i1.45108

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