Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Tympanic Membrane Admittance Characteristics

Marston, Larry E.; Sterrett, Michael L.; McLennan, Roderick O.

doi:10.1097/00003446-198009000-00006

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“…31 Moreover, cigarette smoking was found to have no significant effect on the admittance characteristics at the plane of the tympanic membrane. 32 On the other hand, narghile smoking requires the generation of significant negative pharyngeal pressures, which can be transmitted to the middle ear, causing retraction of the tympanic membrane. 33 It should be noted that the author was not blinded to the patients' smoking habits, as narghile smokers were seen at social clubs.…”

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Otoscopic appearances and tympanometric changes in narghile smokers

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2004

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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Narghile (water-pipe) smoking requires the generation of significant negative intrapharyngeal pressure, which may be transmitted to the middle ear through the Eustachian tube. A total of 80 ears from regular narghile smokers were examined otoscopically and by tympanometry. Seventy ears from heavy cigarette smokers were similarly examined and served as a control group. There was a highly significant increase in the prevalence of attic retractions (P < 0.01) in the narghile smokers. The tympanometric changes were not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05).

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