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Effect of middle ear effusion on the vestibular labyrinth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Avishay Golz ,
S. Thomas Westerman ,
Liane M. Gilbert ,
Henry Z. Joachims  and
Aviram Netzer
Avishay Golz*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa, Israel and Otologic Education, Inc. and Westerman Research Associates, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA.
S. Thomas Westerman
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa, Israel and Otologic Education, Inc. and Westerman Research Associates, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA.
Liane M. Gilbert
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa, Israel and Otologic Education, Inc. and Westerman Research Associates, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA.
Henry Z. Joachims
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa, Israel and Otologic Education, Inc. and Westerman Research Associates, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA.
Aviram Netzer
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa, Israel and Otologic Education, Inc. and Westerman Research Associates, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA.
*
Address fof correspondence: Avishey Golz, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel.
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Abstract

Although middle ear effusion was once described as the most common cause of vestibular disturbance in children, the association between glue ear and symptoms of dysequilibrium has never been quantified objectively.

In this study the effect of middle ear effusion on the vestibular system of the inner ear was studied in a select group of children suffering from long lasting effusion in the middle ear with no evidence of infection at least one year prior to the study. The results were compared with results obtained from otitis free children, as well as from examinations of children after the insertion of ventilating tubes.

The results of this study confirm the assumption that middle ear effusion has an adverse effect on the vestibular system, which can be resolved following the insertion of ventilation tubes.

This effect may also contribute to the adverse effect that otitis media has on a child's development.

Keywords

Ottis media with effusionLabyrinthVertigo
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 12 , December 1991 , pp. 987 - 989
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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