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Utility of evaluating symptom changes in the patient with patulous Eustachian tube through acoustic assessment: A case report

  • 0Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
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June 30, 2025

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June 30, 2025

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Summary

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Conservative therapy significantly improved symptoms in a patient with Patulous Eustachian tube (PET) and hypernasality. Objective speech assessments showed reduced nasalance and improved vocal quality, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.

Area Of Science

  • Otolaryngology
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background

  • Patulous Eustachian tube (PET) causes symptoms like autophony and hypernasality.
  • Objective assessment of PET with hypernasality is rarely studied.

Purpose Of The Study

  • To report acoustic characteristics of PET with hypernasality.
  • To evaluate symptom changes after conservative therapy.
  • To demonstrate the utility of objective speech evaluation.

Main Methods

  • A 40-year-old female with persistent PET symptoms underwent speech, physical, and drug therapy.
  • Nasalance, vocal quality, and questionnaires were assessed pre- and post-treatment.

Main Results

  • Significant improvements in nasalance, vocal quality, and questionnaire scores were observed.
  • Acoustic measures (jitter, shimmer) returned to normal ranges post-treatment.

Conclusions

  • Conservative therapy can effectively improve PET with hypernasality.
  • Objective speech analysis is valuable for assessing treatment outcomes in such cases.

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