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15949100

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Otic barotrauma occurring during air travel involves traumatic inflammation of the middle ear, caused by a pressure difference between the air in the middle ear and the external atmosphere, developing after ascent or more usually descent. The pressure difference occurs because of failure of the eustachian tube to equilibrate middle ear and atmospheric pressures. It is a common problem, presenting with ear fullness, otalgia and deafness. Severe cases may result in tympanic membrane perforation and even round window membrane rupture. Of three randomized controlled trials, one showed that oral pseudoephedrine decongestants reduced otalgia in adults with recurrent ear pain during air travel, whilst another found that oral pseudoephedrine did not decrease in-flight ear pain in children. The third trial showed that oxymetazoline decongestant nasal spray, taken 30 minutes before descent, did not produce a statistically significant reduction in symptoms of barotrauma in adults with recurrent ear pain during air travel. We review the causes, prevention and treatment of this condition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-2151
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
366-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Otic barotrauma from air travel.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK. showkatmirza@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review