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Visar resultat 6 - 7 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden Eustachian tube.
6. Transmyringeal middle ear ventilation : an experimental approach to evaluation of its benefits and consequences
Sammanfattning : A prerequisite for a functioning middle ear is an air-filled middle ear cavity. Aeration of the middle ear cavity is controlled by the Eustachian tube. Dysfunction of the Eustachian tube has long been acknowledged as a significant etiological factor in disorders of the middle ear, especially middle ear effusions. LÄS MER
7. Breast-feeding, nasopharyngeal colonization and otitis media
Sammanfattning : This thesis analyzed the relationship between breastfeeding, nasopharyngeal colonization and acute otitis media (AOM) in children. Nasopharyngeal cultures were collected from 400 children and milk samples from their mothers in connection with the scheduled visits to well baby clinics at 1-3, 4-7 and 8-12 months of age, and episodes of AOM and URI were documented. LÄS MER