Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and Dilatory Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Balloon eustachian tuboplasty (BET) is an emerging treatment for dilatory eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction, yet its efficacy in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (COM) combined with ET dysfunction remains unclear. This trial aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BET versus medical management (MM) alone in adult patients with COM and chronic dilatory ET dysfunction, as defined by a failed Valsalva maneuver.

Methods

This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial enrolled 116 participants (121 ears) between January 2021 and June 2023. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either BET combined with MM or MM alone (fluticasone furoate nasal steroid spray). The primary short-term outcome was the normalization of the Valsalva

SUBMITTER: Joo HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12400141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature