Neural control of Eustachian tube function

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dc.contributor.authorSongu M.
dc.contributor.authorAslan A.
dc.contributor.authorUnlu H.H.
dc.contributor.authorCelik O.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:21:37Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:21:37Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractObjectives/Hypothesis: It has been hypothesized that middle ear pressure can be controlled by the Eustachian tube through a neuronal reflex arc in animal models. We aimed to define the role of the neuronal control mechanisms in regulating middle ear pressure in humans. Study Design: Prospective study. Methods: The study population consisted of 95 ears of 95 volunteers. The mechanoreceptors on the tympanic membrane and the baroreceptors in the middle ear, which are assumed to form the afferent plexus of the neuronal reflex arc, were blocked by topical administration of lidocaine hydrochloride, in various patient groups. The Eustachian tube functions forming the efferent plexus of the neuronal reflex arc were evaluated by manometric tests both before and after blocking the possible afferent plexus in each study group. Results: The baroreceptors established in the tympanic plexus might possibly have an effective role in this mechanism where the mechanoreceptors on the tympanic membrane seem to have a minor effect. Conclusions: Neuronal control mechanism could play an important role in regulating Eustachian tube function in humans. © 2009 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1002/lary.20231
dc.identifier.issn0023852X
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18681
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAfferent Pathways
dc.subjectChronic Disease
dc.subjectEar, Middle
dc.subjectEfferent Pathways
dc.subjectEustachian Tube
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectManometry
dc.subjectMechanoreceptors
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectOtitis Media
dc.subjectOtoscopy
dc.subjectPressoreceptors
dc.subjectProspective Studies
dc.subjectReference Values
dc.subjectReflex
dc.subjectTympanic Membrane
dc.subjectTympanic Membrane Perforation
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectlidocaine
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectauditory tube
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectdevice
dc.subjecteardrum
dc.subjectefferent nerve
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman experiment
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmanometry
dc.subjectmechanoreceptor
dc.subjectmiddle ear
dc.subjectmiddle ear pressure
dc.subjectnerve plexus
dc.subjectnerve tract
dc.subjectpressoreceptor
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectprospective study
dc.subjectreceptor blocking
dc.subjectreflex arc
dc.subjectsensory nerve
dc.subjectvolunteer
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectchronic disease
dc.subjecteardrum
dc.subjecteardrum perforation
dc.subjectinnervation
dc.subjectmanometry
dc.subjectmechanoreceptor
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectmiddle ear
dc.subjectotitis media
dc.subjectotoscopy
dc.subjectpathophysiology
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectpressoreceptor
dc.subjectreference value
dc.subjectreflex
dc.titleNeural control of Eustachian tube function
dc.typeArticle

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