UNASSIGNED: The objective of the present study was to clarify the features of otological complications for hyperbaric @entity26 therapy (HBOT) and the risk factors for these complications. We enrolled 1115 @entity1 (776 males and 339 females; age 5-89  years) who underwent HBOT. All otological symptoms experienced during HBOT sessions were evaluated, and risk factors were analysed using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Otoscopic findings and interventions for otological complications were assessed in 58 symptomatic @entity1 who visited the Otolaryngology Department. Otological symptoms were experienced by 165 (14.8  %) of the 1115 @entity1 . The multivariate logistic regression analysis identified ages of  >60  years and female sex as independent risk factors, whereas @entity1 with @entity2587 were at lower risk than those with other primary diseases, except for severe @entity166 . Eighty-two @entity1 (49.7  %) suffered from symptoms at the first HBOT session. The most prevalent symptoms were @entity7867 (157/165), followed by ear fullness (13/165), @entity393 (12/165) and @entity392 (3/165). One @entity1 experienced vertigo and deterioration of the bone-conduction pure-tone thresholds, suggesting @entity389 . In 116 ears of the 58 symptomatic @entity1 , abnormal otoscopic findings were recognized in 58 ears (50.0  %). Twenty-seven of the 58 ears required myringotomy or tube insertion, and HBOT was stopped in eight ears in four @entity1 . Of the remaining 58 ears with normal otoscopic findings, 51 received no treatment. Physicians should be aware of both middle and @entity389 as potential complications of HBOT.

Otological complications associated with hyperbaric XXXX therapy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity26 :: ('MESH:D010100', 'Chemical') :: ['oxygen'] @entity2587 :: ('MESH:D001265', 'Disease') :: ['sports injuries'] @entity392 :: ('MESH:D014012', 'Disease') :: ['tinnitus'] @entity389 :: ('MESH:D007759', 'Disease') :: ['inner ear barotrauma'] @entity393 :: ('MESH:D034381', 'Disease') :: ['hearing loss'] @entity7867 :: ('MESH:D004433', 'Disease') :: ['otalgia'] @entity166 :: ('MESH:D003141', 'Disease') :: ['infectious disease']
@entity26 :: (MESH:D010100,Chemical) :: ['oxygen']
