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    Impact of sulphurous water Politzer inhalation on audiometric parameters in children with otitis media with effusion

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    Authors
    Mirandola, P.
    Gobbi, G.
    Malinverno, C.
    Carubbi, C.
    Ferné, F.
    Artico, M.
    Vitale, M.
    Vaccarezza, Mauro
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Mirandola, P. and Gobbi, G. and Malinverno, C. and Carubbi, C. and Ferné, F. and Artico, M. and Vitale, M. et al. 2013. Impact of sulphurous water Politzer inhalation on audiometric parameters in children with otitis media with effusion. Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology. 6 (1): pp. 7-11.
    Source Title
    Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
    DOI
    10.3342/ceo.2013.6.1.7
    ISSN
    1976-8710
    School
    School of Biomedical Sciences
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    This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17579
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objectives: The positive effects of spa therapy on ear, nose, and throat pathology are known but robust literature in this field, is still lacking. The aim of this study was to assess through a retrospective analysis, the effects on otitis media with effusion of Politzer endotympanic inhalation of sulphurous waters in children aged 5-9 years. Methods: A cohort of 95 patients was treated with Politzer insufflations of sulphurous water: 58 patients did a cycle consisting of a treatment of 12 days per year for three consecutive years; 37 patients followed the same procedure for 5 years consecutively. The control population was represented by untreated, age-matched children. A standard audiometric test was used before and after each cycle of treatment. Results: One cycle of Politzer inhalation of sulphur-rich water improved the symptoms. Three cycles definitively stabilized the improvement of hearing function. Conclusion: Our results show that otitis media with effusion in children can be resolved by an appropriate non-pharmacological treatment of middle ear with sulphur-rich water.

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