Nasopharyngeal acid reflux and Eustachian tube dysfunction in adults

• Published in: Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology Vol. 123; no. 6; p. 415
• Main Authors: Brunworth, Joseph D, Mahboubi, Hossein, Garg, Rohit, Johnson, Brandon, Brandon, Bryan, Djalilian, Hamid R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Eustachian Tube - physiopathology; Female; Gastroesophageal Reflux - physiopathology; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation; Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods; Nasopharynx - physiopathology; Young Adult

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nasopharyngeal pH and Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) in adults. Unmatched case-control study. Forty-one subjects, 20 adults with a diagnosis of ETD and 21 healthy adults as controls, were enrolled from an outpatient clinic. All subjects had a...