Otitic Barotrauma
Conditions
Brief summary
Audiological evaluation performed to patients on hyperbaric oxygen therapy to see its effects on middle ear pressure
Detailed description
Thirty patients will be recruited from center pf hyperbaric oxygen therapy Every patient who received HBOT was submitted for Demographic data:age,gender,condition raquiring HBOT,use of analgesics,history of diabets ,cardiovascular or respiratory disease ,psychatric illness,smoking history facial/ENT problems and previous HBOT problems then tympanometry and basic pure tone audiometry including air and bone conduction is done following each of the first five treatment
Interventions
DRUGHyperbaric oxygen
Patients already on treatment by hyperbaric oxygen therapy for medical conditions requiring treatment by it
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients above 18 years old already recieving hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of other medical conditions required treatment by it as in diabetic foot
Exclusion criteria
* patients who already had tympanostomy tubes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changing in middle ear pressure | Through completion of study after 2 years | Measuring middle ear pressure before exposure ro hyperbaric oxygen and following each of the first five treatments |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactNahla A Mousa
Backup ContactEman A Elgendy, Professor
Outcome results
None listed