航空性中耳炎について

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Although aerotitis is a disorder of the middle ear precipitated by rapid barometric changes, it is rarely seen in modern air passengers despite the tremendous increase in air travel because of the smooth and automatic control of changes in pressurization in large passenger planes.
However, among airplane personnel it still occurs in a fairly high incidence and is a hazard to which those whose occupation involves flying are exposed.
The author has compiled a list of 403 cases of aerotitis media among commercial airplane personnel in our country during a recent 3-year-period and has analysed the data concerning any difference in incidence between cockpit and cabin crews, tendencies to onset, predisposing factors, and has reviewed in detail the flight patterns and pressure changes in the interi Qr of the planes, in orderto pinpoint someol the factors that may be responsible tor the reiativeiy nign inclaence.
The literature on this subject is reviewed and the main points and problems in the therapy of this disorder are discussed.