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A Comparison of Barotraumatic Effusions with Middle Ear Fluids of Nonbarotraumatic Origin

BEN H. SENTURIA, M.D.; CARL F. GESSERT, Ph.D.; CHARLES D. CARR, M.D.; ELIZABETH S. BAUMANN, B.A.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1961;74(2):141-149.

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Aerotitis media consists of barotraumatic changes in the middle ear which are brought about by rapid changes in atmospheric pressure. The formation of an effusion usually occurs, together with temporary discomfort and disablement, but a transient loss of hearing may also result in some instances. In this age of jets and missiles, when greater speeds and higher altitudes are being achieved, barotrauma continues to be a problem.¹

Reports on various aspects of aerotitis media have appeared in the literature, but there is only a sparse amount of data concerning the components of the fluid which collects in a middle ear that has been sub . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ST. LOUIS

From the Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 16, 1961.

This research was performed under Contract AF 41(657)-211, between the USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Air Force Base Texas, and Washington University School of Medicine. St. Louis, and under Research Grant No. B969 from the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.

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