Pathology of pharyngeal tonsils in pathogenesis of auditory tube dysfunction in children

Abstract

In this study it has been studied the functional status of the middle ear, depending on the pathology of the tonsils of the pharynx. There has been discovered the dependence of the auditory tube dysfunction, the presence of the nosological form of the disease and age of the children. The highest risk of severe obstruction of the auditory tube exudate with persistent tympanic cavity is installed in infants with associated hypertrophy of the tonsils of the pharynx.

Keywords

• lymphoglotic ring of pharynx
• auditory tube
• middle ear effusion