The diagnosis and countermeasure for the nose-source otitis media

Objective:To propose the concept of rhinogenic otitis media and explore its pathomechanism through analyzing the diagnosis and treatment on secretory otitis media caused by unhealthy nasal cavity structure.Method:Conservative treatment and correlative operation under nasoscope were undertaken in 176 otitis media patients with unhealthy nasal cavity structure.Result:Of 176 cases,156 cases recovered completely(88.64%),18 cases got effective treatment(10.23%),and 2 cases got ineffective treatment(1.14%).Conclusion:One important cause of the secretory otitis media is unhealthy nasal cavity structure,so correcting the unhealthy nasal cavity structure is the main ways to treat rhinogenic otitis media.