TY - JOUR T1 - Middle ear ventilation in conjunction with adenotonsillectomy. A1 - Leek,J H, PY - 1977/11/1/pubmed PY - 1977/11/1/medline PY - 1977/11/1/entrez SP - 1878 EP - 83 JF - The Laryngoscope JO - Laryngoscope VL - 87 IS - 11 N2 - If the tonsils and adenoids are causing eustachian tube dysfunction with middle ear effusion, the need for a ventilation tube at the time of the T&A and myringotomy is unresolved. Thirty-one patients with bilateral symmetrical middle ear effusion had T&A and myringotomies. In one ear, a ventilation tube was inserted; the other ear acted as a control. In addition to the clinical impressions, preoperative and serial postoperative audiograms and tympanograms are compared through a 12-month time frame. Discussion is presented regarding middle ventilation at the time of the primary operation. SN - 0023-852X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/916782/Middle_ear_ventilation_in_conjunction_with_adenotonsillectomy_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.1977.87.11.1878 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -