Journal Reviews

Transtympanic plugging for chronic patulous eustachian tube

4 March 2024 | | Otology | Active opening, Eustachian tube dysfunction, Patulous Eustachian tube, Silicone plug, Sonotubometry

The authors developed a silicone plug (Kobayashi plug) to manage severe intractable patulous eustachian tube dysfunction (PET). This retrospective study investigates ET function after Kobayashi plug surgery, based on postoperative tympanic membrane (TM) findings and active opening (AO) of the...