Abstract
A 46-year-old man who had been diagnosed with eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) and
eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis was referred to our department. He suffered from
bilateral earache, clogged ear sensation, and otorrhea associated with EOM. He had
been treated with a myringotomy and a ventilation tube (VT) insertion. However, his
symptoms did not improve, and the VT repeatedly fell out. We performed canal wall
down mastoidectomy via a retro-auricular incision to remove the presumed cholesterol
granuloma (CG) and a long-term VT insertion. The VT fell out repeatedly. Therefore,
a large VT that Komune devised was inserted. Four months after reinsertion, there
was no evidence of recurrent otorrhea or fallout of a large VT. A large VT insertion
could be useful in the severe case of EOM with CG.
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Publication history
Published online: February 13, 2023
Accepted:
January 31,
2023
Received:
November 16,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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