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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Nov 27;269(8):1901–1907. doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1829-y

Table 1.

Subject clinical characteristics.

Number Age Sex Clinical characteristics
1 23 M Normal
2 60 M Normal
3 62 M Normal
4 21 M Normal
5 43 M Normal
6 69 M
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    Bilateral patulous ET

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    Sleep apnea – treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) which causes severe ear pain

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    Bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss
7 35 M
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    Bilateral patulous ET diagnosed 2 years ago with left ear more affected than right ear

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    5 year history of reported ear pain
8 39 F
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    Bilateral ET dysfunction with left ear more affected than right ear

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    Bilateral conductive hearing loss

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    Chronic otitis media with atelectasis and cholesteatoma formation

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    Failed total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP) in left ear

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    Deep retraction pocket in left tympanic membrane
9 42 F
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    Bilateral ET dysfunction since childhood

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    Underwent tympanoplasty at age 10

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    Received bilateral myringotomy tubes as a child (did not have tubes at time of study)
10 58 M
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    Bilateral ET dysfunction for > 25 years

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    Cannot travel on airplane without barotrauma