Experience with Local Corticoid Therapy in Eustachian Tube Dysfunctions
Authors:
K. Malinová 1; D. Janeček 2; L. Lavička 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika dětské ORL LF MU a FN Brno
1; ENT – Med. s. r. o., Brno
2
Published in:
Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 60, 2011, No. 3, pp. 157-160.
Category:
Original Article
Overview
Local corticoid therapy appears to be a useful method in the therapy of ear diseases. A pharmacological treatment of ET function appears to be problematic and at the present tune it is not commonly used in the Czech Republic or abroad. One possibility is to use corticosteroids (2). A general administration may cause various side effects. A local administration of corticoids in a form of drops directly to the middle ear orifice of Eustachian tube via introduced tympanostomic tube reduces hypotrophy of mucosa and improves the ET function (4). At the present time we offer the patients a local corticoid therapy in cases of sudden hearing disorders, and also to patients with Eustachian tube disorders (ET). The method employed is based on introduction of a tympanostomic tube with a wick – sc. Microwick and the administration of corticoids in the form of drops for the period of several weeks into external auditory duct.
The indicated patients are those with the diagnosis of chronic secretory otitis (OMS). If the chronic secretory otitis lasts or progresses in spite of a previous therapy (introduction of TVT, adenotomy) it requires a repeated treatment, provided clinical and audiological examination proves an ET dysfunction. The patients with the diagnosis of relapsing acute otitis media remain without effects of treatment by a common therapy (adenotomy, introduction of TVT, anthromastoidectomy and vaccination).
The therapy of Eustachian tube dysfunctions by the administration of corticoids via the tympanostomic tube enables to decrease the cost of therapy and subsequent care of the patients with ET function disorders. It is useful in cases, where a common therapy (adenotomy, TVT, anthromastoidectomy) remains without effects. Our results indicate that in all treated patients there was an improvement of hearing and in half of the patients the hearing improved to the level of normal auditory function.
Key words:
local corticoid therapy, dysfunction of Eustachian tube, Microwick.
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