Andréasson L, Elner A, Ingelstedt S
Laryngol Rhinol Otol (Stuttg). 1978 Oct;57(10):865-8.
A new method to prevent middle ear atelectasis is presented. Sulfur Hexa Fluoride (SF6), a synthetic inert gas with a very low water solubility, has been injected into the middle ears of two patients with a long-standing conductive hearing loss due to nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The hearing gain expressed as lowered air-bone gaps lasted 6--10 weeks. No side effects were noted. In a later serie children with serous otitis media will be treated in the same way and followed with tympanograms and gas analyses of the gas mixture within their middle ears.
本文提出了一种预防中耳萎缩的新方法。六氟化硫（SF6）是一种水溶性极低的合成惰性气体，已被注入两名因鼻咽癌导致长期传导性听力损失的患者的中耳。以气骨导间距缩小表示的听力改善持续了6至10周。未观察到副作用。在后续的一组研究中，患有浆液性中耳炎的儿童将采用相同的方法进行治疗，并通过鼓室图和中耳内气体混合物的气体分析进行随访。
