Middle-Ear Resonance Frequency and Eustachian Tube Function in Players of Wind Instruments

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作者
Ozer, Fulya [1 ]
Ozer, Cem [1 ]
Erbek, Seyra [1 ]
Ozluoglu, Levent N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Baskent Univ, Fac Med, Dept Otorhinolaryngol & Head Neck Surg, Ankara, Turkey
关键词
Eustachian tube; Multifrequency tympanometry; Resonance frequency; Wind instrument; MULTIFREQUENCY TYMPANOMETRY; OTITIS-MEDIA; GRADIENT; TESTS;
D O I
10.1159/000517064
中图分类号
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要
Introduction: The effect of the continuous forced expiration action of players of wind instruments to produce sound, on the eustachian tube functions and the middle-ear resonance frequency (RF), has not been investigated in the literature to date. The aim of this study is to evaluate eustachian tube functions and the middle-ear RF of players of wind instruments. Methods: In this prospective case-control clinical study, a study group of 28 players of wind instruments in the orchestra (28 participants, 56 ears) and a control group of 34 volunteers (34 participants, 68 ears) were included. The eustachian function of wind instrument players in a symphony orchestra was measured using an automatic eustachian tube function test in acoustic tympanometry and the RF of the middle ear was determined in multifrequency tympanometry. Results: There was a statistically significant difference among the musicians, especially in players of woodwind instruments, in terms of dysfunction of the eustachian tubes (p = 0.048). In the musicians, the pre- and postperformance RF mean values for all ears were 925 and 1,020 Hz, respectively, and these were significantly different (p = 0.004). Conclusion: This is the first study to uses multifrequency tympanometry to examine the middle-ear RF and eustachian tube function of wind instrument musicians in an orchestra. Eustachian tube dysfunction was found to be more prominent and a higher RF of the middle ear was seen after a performance, especially in players of wood wind instruments. However, the effect of these on the professional performance of players of wind instruments should be investigated in future work.
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