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To Balloon Or Not To Balloon, The Current State Of Management Of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction., David J. Lafferty, Brian J Mckinnon
To Balloon Or Not To Balloon, The Current State Of Management Of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction., David J. Lafferty, Brian J Mckinnon
Otolaryngology (ENT) Resident Research
While otologic complaints are a common reason for patients to present to an otolaryngologist, Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) remains a poorly understood disease whose management is unclear. Among the general population in the United States, ETD has a prevalence of 4.6% among adults and 6.1% among children. Eustachian tube dysfunction is not just a common diagnosis for otolaryngologists, ETD accounted for 2 million visits for patients less than 20 years old to primary care providers and over 2 million visits for patients older than 20 years old between 2005 and 2012. Despite the commonality of ETD, opinions differ wildly among …