ENT Problems

Allen M. Dekelboum, MDPressure: Vol 27 # 3, May/June 1998One of the most frustrating conditions which appear to otolaryngologists all over the world is the sudden onset of unexplainable sensori-neural…

This most often involves the frontal or maxillary sinuses and the pressure differential usually causes the lining of the sinuses to become swollen and bleeding can ensue.Nosebleed is a common…

Temporary Dysfunction Middle Ear Barotrauma Clinical Presentation This usually starts as a fullness or pressure that gets worse as the diver descends and improves on rising in the water. Pain…

Ringing in the ears or 'tinnitus' (pronounced with the accent on the 'tin') is one of the most prevalent and bothersome of symptoms related to diving. Tinnitus may be caused…

Paranasal Sinus BarotraumaThis most often involves the frontal or maxillary sinuses and the pressure differential usually causes the lining of the sinuses to become swollen and bleeding can ensue.Paranasal sinusesNosebleed…

Did you ever stop to think how much mucous your nose produces in a day? Did you ever care that anyone actually measured the amount of drainage produced by the…

Inner Ear BarotraumaStraining or a forceful Valsalva can cause rupture of the round or oval window , as first described by Fred Pullen in 1971. This results in a fistula…

QueriesDear Doctor, I have been diving for almost 10 years and surfing for about 15. I have always had a problem with water in my ears. It is particularly a…

Middle ear barotrauma is caused by the inability of the diver to clear the space in the middle ear through the Eustachian tube and has been described by MacFie and…