Efficacy of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty on the quality of life in children with Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Efficacy of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty on the quality of life in children with Eustachian tube dysfunction.:

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Efficacy of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty on the quality of life in children with Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Acta Otolaryngol. 2020 Jan 21;:1-5

Authors: Demir B, Batman C

Abstract

Background: Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty (BET) is used as a second-line treatment in cases in which adenoidectomy, paracentesis, and VT have failed. However, studies have not investigated the efficacy of this procedure as a first-line treatment.Objectives: To evaluate the quality of life in children with chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) after BET using the Otitis Media-6 (OM-6) questionnaire.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the data of 62 children with chronic dysfunction ETD and divided patients into the following groups: 30 cases underwent BET (group 1), and 32 cases underwent ventilation tube (VT) insertion from July 2016 to April 2018. The children's parents were instructed to complete the OM-6 questionnaire preoperatively and at 6 weeks and 1 year postoperatively.Results:. The average preoperative scores were higher than the postoperative scores, and the average 6-week postoperative scores were higher than the average 1-year postoperative scores for both groups 1 and 2. Further, the average 6-week postoperative scores from patients in group 2 were significantly higher than those in group 1.Conclusion and significance: Our results demonstrate that BET may be a safe, first-line intervention that positively effects the quality of life in children with chronic ETD.

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