PATULOUS EUSTACHIAN TUBE EFFECT AT TM

5 Second Motion Video Otoscopy (MVO) Sample

This 5 second motion video otomacroscopy ( MVOM) sample presents the right tympanic membrane of a 52 year old female patient with a slight, bilateral high frequency sensorineural loss of hearing, Type A tympanograms and demonstrable ispilateral acoustic reflexes on the affected side. The presence of a patulous eustachian tube can be determined through movement of the posterior superior TM in synchrony with the respiratory cycle.

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