Luntz M, Sadé J
Department of Otolaryngology, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1990 Mar;99(3 Pt 1):201-4.
The position of the drum of 84 atelectatic ears, of patients 5 to 79 years old, was examined with the help of the operating microscope at different times of the day. All ears were found to be atelectatic during the daytime, yet on the patients' awakening in the morning, 37.73% of the drums of the adolescents' and adults' ears were found to be inflated, usually even hyperinflated. None of the children showed an inflated eardrum in the morning. All eardrums that were inflated in the morning returned to their original atelectatic position within an average of 54.56 minutes after awakening. This observation illustrates another fluctuating aspect of the atelectatic condition.
对5至79岁的84只肺不张耳朵的鼓膜位置，在一天中的不同时间借助手术显微镜进行了检查。发现所有耳朵在白天均为肺不张状态，然而在患者早晨醒来时，发现青少年和成年人耳朵的鼓膜中有37.73%处于膨胀状态，通常甚至是过度膨胀。没有一个儿童的鼓膜在早晨呈现膨胀状态。所有早晨膨胀的鼓膜在醒来后平均54.56分钟内恢复到原来的肺不张位置。这一观察结果说明了肺不张状态的另一个波动方面。
