Review article

https://doi.org/10.57140/mj.53.4.3

Barotrauma of the ear and paranasal sinuses

Dražen Shejbal orcid.org/0000-0001-6878-9616 ; Opća bolnica Varaždin, Odjel za otorinolaringologiju
Tajana Gudlin Sbull ; Poliklinika Sveti Nikola Varaždin
Davor Vagić ; KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Klinika za otorinolaringologiju i kirurgiju glave i vrata

Abstract

With the increasing popularity of amateur scuba diving and the availability of commercial airplane
flights, otorhinolaryngologists will increasingly encounter patients suffering from the effects of barotrauma.
Barotrauma occurs according to the principles of Boyle's law, more precisely, due to the inability to equalize
pressures within the body cavities. The pathophysiology of barotrauma of the ear and paranasal cavities is
reviewed, as well as therapeutic options for prevention and treatment.

Keywords

barotrauma; ear; paranasal sinuses

Hrčak ID:

313413

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/313413

Publication date:

16.1.2024.

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