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Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Medical Diagnostics
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) presents with diverse symptoms, often categorized as phenotypes.
  • Underlying mechanisms of ETD are classified as endotypes, necessitating specific diagnostic approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a diagnostic strategy for differentiating ETD endotypes.
  • To guide clinicians in selecting mechanism-targeted treatments for ETD.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 71 ears from 40 patients with suspected ETD.
  • Utilized otoendoscopy, trans-nasal videoendoscopy, and Eustachian tube function (ETF) tests.
  • Assessed muscular weakness (ETD-M), inflammation (ETD-I), adenoid restriction (ETD-R), stricture (ETD-S), adhesion (ETD-A), and patulous (ETD-P/SP) or normal (ETF-N) ET function.

Main Results:

  • Categorized ET function and identified various ETD endotypes (ETD-S, ETD-R, ETD-M, ETD-I, ETD-A, ETD-P/SP) alongside normal function (ETF-N).
  • Observed that some ETD phenotypes exhibited characteristics of multiple endotypes.
  • Data collected from video-endoscopy and ETF testing for 71 ears.

Conclusions:

  • A systematic diagnostic approach can differentiate ETD endotypes.
  • Targeted treatments based on identified endotypes can improve ETD management.
  • This methodology may lead to novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for ETD.