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dc.contributor.author | Agius, Adrian M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wake, Mark | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pahor, Ahmes L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Smallman, Lesley A. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-09T14:42:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-09T14:42:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1995 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Agius, A. M., Wake, M., Pahor, A. L., & Smallman, L. A. (1995). Smoking and middle ear ciliary beat frequency in otitis media with effusion. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 115(1), 44-49. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/90977 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The middle ear mucociliary system has been shown to play an important role in clearing middle ear effusions. There is conflicting epidemiological evidence, however, as to whether exposure to tobacco smoke plays a significant role in persistence of middle ear elfusion in patients with otherwise normal mucociliary function. Samples of middle ear mucosa Irom 33 patients with persistent otitis media with elfusion (OMH) were taken at myringotomy, together with corresponding nasal brushings. The aim of this study was to observe the mean ear ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and to compare it with nasal ciliary activity. Nasal brushings were collected from 33 age and sex matched non-smoking controls with no history of nasal atopy or topical nasal treatment. Ear CBF in OMH was significantly reduced in comparison to paired nasal samples (p < 0.001). Ear CBF in adult OME patients who smoked or in children who were passive smokers was significantly less than in patients who were not exposed to cigarette smoke (p < 0.0I). This study indicates that impaired ciliary (unction due to tobacco smoke exposure is an aetiological factor in persistent OME. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Otitis media with effusion | en_GB |
dc.subject | Tobacco smoke -- Health aspects | en_GB |
dc.title | Smoking and middle ear ciliary beat frequency in otitis media with effusion | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3109/00016489509133345 | - |
dc.publication.title | Acta Oto-Laryngologica | en_GB |
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