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Inner and Middle Ear Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Thrapy

Conditions
Otitic Barotrauma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04186741
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
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

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
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

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HBO GroupHyperbaric oxygenPatients already recieving hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of other medical conditions requiring it as in diabetic foot , cerebral infarctions
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changing in middle ear pressureThrough completion of study after 2 years

Measuring middle ear pressure before exposure ro hyperbaric oxygen and following each of the first five treatments

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut university

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Assiut, Egypt

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