Alshamani Mansour R, Alandijani Hamza A, Alhussaini Omar M, Alharbi Rayan A, Almeshaly Sereen S, Alraddadi Abdulrahman F, Zakareya Basmah F, Alrehaili Ruba D, Alkenani Faisal A, Jorob Shahad M
Otology and Neurotology, Ohud Hospital, Almadinah Almunawwarah, SAU.
College of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Jan 13;15(1):e33748. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33748. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Objectives To determine the association between patient demographics including gender, age, family history of hearing loss, and eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) in the Al-Madinah region. Methods This is a cross-sectional observational study that was conducted using an online survey in the Al-Madinah region of Saudi Arabia from March 2022 to August 2022. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire (ETDQ-7) that was designed based on previous studies and frameworks. It consists of seven items, each with a score ranging from 1 to 7, for a total score of between 7 and 49 points. A total score of 14.5 or above, or a mean domain score of 2.5 or above, is considered abnormal, with higher scores indicating greater severity of symptoms. The analysis was carried out using SPSS v23. Results About 380 participants were included in the current study. The mean age of the participants was 29.2 ± 8.7 years old. About 13 (3.4%) of the participants had a history of ETD. The prevalence of ETD among the study population was 41.3%. Gender was significantly associated with the prevalence of ETD (p-value=0.004), with females tending to have the condition more frequently than males. Moreover, the history of ETD was also significant (p=0.001) Conclusion A higher prevalence of ETD was found in the current study when compared to international studies, gender and history of ETD were found to be linked with increased prevalence of EDT.
目的 确定麦地那地区患者的人口统计学特征（包括性别、年龄、听力损失家族史）与咽鼓管功能障碍（ETD）之间的关联。方法 这是一项横断面观察性研究，于2022年3月至2022年8月在沙特阿拉伯麦地那地区通过在线调查进行。数据通过一份基于先前研究和框架设计的自填式问卷（ETDQ - 7）收集。该问卷由七个项目组成，每个项目的得分范围为1至7分，总分在7至49分之间。总分14.5分及以上，或平均领域得分2.5分及以上被认为异常，得分越高表明症状越严重。使用SPSS v23进行分析。结果 本研究共纳入约380名参与者。参与者的平均年龄为29.2±8.7岁。约13名（3.4%）参与者有ETD病史。研究人群中ETD的患病率为41.3%。性别与ETD患病率显著相关（p值 = 0.004），女性比男性更易患该病。此外，ETD病史也具有显著性（p = 0.001）结论 与国际研究相比，本研究发现ETD的患病率更高，且发现性别和ETD病史与ETD患病率增加有关。
