Calcium hydroxylapatite injection for the patulous Eustachian tube

Se-Joon Oh; Dae-Woon Kang; Eui-Kyung Goh; Soo-Keun Kong

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2013.12.015

Calcium hydroxylapatite injection for the patulous Eustachian tube

Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 May-Jun;35(3):443-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2013.12.015. Epub 2014 Jan 2.

Authors

Se-Joon Oh¹, Dae-Woon Kang¹, Eui-Kyung Goh¹, Soo-Keun Kong²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24462522
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2013.12.015

Abstract

The function of the E-tube is to adjust the balance of both sides of the ear drum. The patulous Eustachian tube (PET) is a rare disease and a benign condition. So, most of the doctors ignored this disease. But, patients with PET suffer from ear fullness, autophony, hearing their own breathing, and etc. Many treatment methods have been introduced and injection is also one way of treating the disease. We introduce an injection technique for the treatment of PET using calcium hydroxylapatitie (Radiesse®).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Durapatite / administration & dosage*
Ear Diseases / drug therapy*
Eustachian Tube / pathology*
Humans
Injections / methods
Male

Substances

Durapatite