Mucociliary function of eustachian tube in atrophic rhinitis

Atrophic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by progressive atrophy of nasal mucosa and underlying turbinate bones. Atrophie changes may extend to the nasopharynx and subsequently Eustachian tube and middle ear system may also get involved. Mucociliary function of the Eustachian tube In cases of atrophie rhinitis has been measured by saccharine tut and 17.46% of cases showed a delayed clearance time. All these cases had prolonged duration of symptoms with advanced stage of the disease.