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The Impact of Acute Loss of Weight on Eustachian Tube Function

Overview of attention for article published in International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, July 2014
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Title
The Impact of Acute Loss of Weight on Eustachian Tube Function
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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, July 2014
DOI 10.1055/s-0034-1382097
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Gabriela Pascoto, Cassiana Abreu, Maria Laura Silva, Raimar Weber, Shirley Shizue Pignatari, Aldo Stamm

Abstract

Introduction The eustachian tube is one of the key structures responsible for the functional balance of the middle ear. Some clinical conditions associated with tubal malfunction can cause extremely unpleasant symptoms. These symptoms could be triggered by acute loss of weight, for example, after bariatric surgery. Objective To evaluate the frequency and intensity of auditory tube dysfunction symptoms in obese patients after bariatric surgery. Methods Nineteen patients with accepted formal indications for bariatric surgery underwent a hearing evaluation (otoscopy, tonal and vocal audiometry, and impedanceometry) and a hearing questionnaire before, at the time of, 3 months after surgery (first postoperative evaluation), and 6 months (second postoperative evaluation) after surgery. Patients with a history of ear disease or ear surgery were excluded. Results None of the patients reported tubal dysfunction symptoms before surgery. Postsurgical results showed that 5 (26.3%) patients presented symptoms related to dysfunction of the eustachian tube at the first postoperative evaluation. After the 6-month follow-up, 9 (47.3%) patients reported symptoms of tubal dysfunction. Conclusion This study suggests that bariatric surgery can cause symptoms of eustachian tube dysfunction, probably due to rapid weight loss and the consequent loss of peritubal fat.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Doctoral Student 4 16%
Student > Bachelor 3 12%
Student > Postgraduate 3 12%
Student > Master 3 12%
Professor 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 9 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 48%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 8%
Psychology 1 4%
Social Sciences 1 4%
Engineering 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 8 32%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 January 2021.
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#15,081,688
of 23,211,181 outputs
Outputs from International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
#118
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#127,167
of 229,709 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
#3
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