Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Saudi Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.7-11, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objectives: This study aimed to objectively reveal the effects of nasal septal deviation (NSD) and its subgroups on normal middle ear physiology by wideband acoustic immitancemetry (WAI), (it is also known as Wideband Tympanometry). Methods: Eighty-five participants with normal hearing were included in the study. Types of NSD finalized with the paranasal CT. The group without NSD was taken as the control group. Wideband absorbance and resonance frequency values were measured at ambient pressure and in the frequency range of 0.25–8.0 kHz. Results: Normal WAI results were obtained in 20 (31%) participants in the NSD group, compared to 13 (72%) in the Control group. The peak pressure values, resonance frequencies, and absorbance at ambient pressure were significantly different between the NSD and the control groups. Conclusion: WAI may be used as an objective method to evaluate middle ear involvement in patients with NSD problems.