The Global Burden of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Older Patients: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, Diagnostic Challenges and Therapeutic Perspectives—A SANRA-Based Study

Giannicola Iannella, Pasquale Pio Caputo, Antonino Maniaci, Jerome R. Lechien, Giovanni Cammaroto, Carlos M. Chiesa-Estomba, Pierre Guarino, Giovanni Salzano, Luigi Angelo Vaira, Stéphane Gargula, Hilal Dincer D’Alessandro, Patrizia Mancini, Manuele Casale, Antonio Moffa, Elena Russo, Annalisa Pace, Giuseppe Magliulo, Armando De Virgilio

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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14183001
Published: 2026-09-14
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@article{allodium:10.3390/healthcare14183001,
  title = {The Global Burden of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Older Patients: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, Diagnostic Challenges and Therapeutic Perspectives—A SANRA-Based Study},
  author = {Giannicola Iannella and Pasquale Pio Caputo and Antonino Maniaci and Jerome R. Lechien and Giovanni Cammaroto and Carlos M. Chiesa-Estomba and Pierre Guarino and Giovanni Salzano and Luigi Angelo Vaira and Stéphane Gargula and Hilal Dincer D’Alessandro and Patrizia Mancini and Manuele Casale and Antonio Moffa and Elena Russo and Annalisa Pace and Giuseppe Magliulo and Armando De Virgilio},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Healthcare},
  doi = {10.3390/healthcare14183001},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14183001}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Global Burden of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Older Patients: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, Diagnostic Challenges and Therapeutic Perspectives—A SANRA-Based Study
AU  - Giannicola Iannella
AU  - Pasquale Pio Caputo
AU  - Antonino Maniaci
AU  - Jerome R. Lechien
AU  - Giovanni Cammaroto
AU  - Carlos M. Chiesa-Estomba
AU  - Pierre Guarino
AU  - Giovanni Salzano
AU  - Luigi Angelo Vaira
AU  - Stéphane Gargula
AU  - Hilal Dincer D’Alessandro
AU  - Patrizia Mancini
AU  - Manuele Casale
AU  - Antonio Moffa
AU  - Elena Russo
AU  - Annalisa Pace
AU  - Giuseppe Magliulo
AU  - Armando De Virgilio
PY  - 2026
JO  - Healthcare
DO  - 10.3390/healthcare14183001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14183001
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Iannella, G., Caputo, P. P., Maniaci, A., Lechien, J. R., Cammaroto, G., Chiesa-Estomba, C. M., Guarino, P., Salzano, G., Vaira, L. A., Gargula, S., D’Alessandro, H. D., Mancini, P., Casale, M., Moffa, A., Russo, E., Pace, A., Magliulo, G., & Virgilio, A. D. (2026). The Global Burden of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Older Patients: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, Diagnostic Challenges and Therapeutic Perspectives—A SANRA-Based Study. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14183001

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