Use of Positive Airway Pressure Following Middle Ear Surgery: A Practice Survey of Otologists

Conclusion: Treatment recommendations regarding postoperative PAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea vary greatly among practicing otologists. Providers who think that an adverse outcome was attributed to PAP use were more likely to prophylactically plug the Eustachian tube during surgery. Future research will provide additional information which will allow a better understanding of the effect of PAP on the middle ear, especially after otologic surgery. (Source: Otology and Neurotology)

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