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Key articles
Bluestone CD. Eustachian tube: structure, function, role in otitis media. Hamilton, Ontario: BC Decker, Inc.; 2005.
Monsell EM, Harley RE. Eustachian tube dysfunction. Otolaryngol Clin N Am. 1996;29:437-444. Abstract
Schilder AG, Bhutta MF, Butler CC, et al. Eustachian tube dysfunction: consensus statement on definition, types, clinical presentation and diagnosis. Clin Otolaryngol. 2015 Oct;40(5):407-11.Full text Abstract
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