Marks N J, Mills R P
J R Soc Med. 1983 Jan;76(1):23-6.
The dictum that patients who have plastic ventilation tubes (grommets) inserted in their tympanic membranes should not go swimming is questioned. A theoretical assessment is made of the pressure necessary to push water through a grommet. This value is compared with practical observations. These values are discussed with reference to chemical and bacteriological hazards and it is concluded that water is unlikely to enter the middle ear in surface swimming, and even when diving underwater the chances of setting up an otitis media must be small.
鼓膜插入塑料通气管(鼓膜通气管)的患者不应游泳这一说法受到质疑。对将水推过鼓膜通气管所需的压力进行了理论评估。将该值与实际观察结果进行比较。结合化学和细菌学危害对这些值进行了讨论,得出的结论是,在水面游泳时水不太可能进入中耳,即使在水下潜水时引发中耳炎的可能性也一定很小。