Clinical Study of Bullous Myringitis Associated with Blowing the Nose
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- Hiramatsu Takashi
- Hiramatsu ENT Clinic
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- Mori Yoshiro
- Mori Otorhinolaryngology Clinic
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- Miyata Hideo
- Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital
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- Other Title
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- 鼻かみ後に発症した水疱性鼓膜炎の検討
- リンショウ ハナカミゴ ニ ハッショウシタ スイホウセイ コマクエン ノ ケントウ
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Abstract
The etiology of bullous myringitis (BM) is unknown. We speculated that BM involves middle ear barotrauma because of frequent bleeding in the tympanic membrane, including a patient with BM who strongly blew the nose.<br>We investigated 186 patients with BM aged one to 80 years old (average age; 8.83), including 16 patients with recurrent BM.<br>In six patients, BM was associated with blowing their nose. Patient ages ranged from 6 to 58 years old (average age; 32.7). None of the patients showed recurrent BM. Two patients had multiple bulla formations and 5 patients showed bleeding in the tympanic membrane. Among all 186 patients examined, 36 patients had multiple bulla formations and 78 of 181 patients demonstrated bleeding in the tympanic membrane.<br>These findings suggest that a sudden reflex of secretions and air from the nasopharynx into the middle ear could cause bulla formation on tympanic membrane.
Journal
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- Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
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Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica 101 (4), 261-265, 2008
The Society of Practical Otolaryngology
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- CRID
- 1390001204264643072
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- NII Article ID
- 10021294278
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- NII Book ID
- AN00107089
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- ISSN
- 18844545
- 00326313
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- NDL BIB ID
- 9445440
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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