The Acute Loss of Weight in Eustachian Tube Function

Autor: Maria Laura Solferini Silva, Raimar Weber, Aldo Cassol Stamm, Gabriela R. Pascoto, Cassiana B. Abreu, Shirley Shizue Nagata Pignatari
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 147
ISSN: 1097-6817
0194-5998
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812451426a53
Popis: Objective: To evaluate the frequency and intensity of auditory tube dysfunction related to obese patients before and after bariatric surgery.Method: Nineteen patients with a formal indication for bariatric surgery underwent surgery prior to a hearing evaluation (otoscopy, tonal and vocal audiometry, and impedanciometry) and a questionnaire on hearing; and in 3 and 6 months after surgery. Patients with disease or a history of ear surgery were excluded.Results: We found that 5 (26.3%) patients showed symptoms related to dysfunction of the Eustachian tube at the first postoperative evaluation. After 6 months of follow-up, 9 (47.3%) patients presented symptoms of tubal dysfunction.Conclusion: This study suggests that bariatric surgery can cause symptoms of Eustachian tube dysfunction, probably due to rapid weight loss and the consequent loss of peritubal fat.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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