Highlight1. Patients with patulous Eustachian tube (PET) were older, had a shorter duration of disease, and were more likely to develop bilateral otitis media with effusion.2. Patients with PET were more likely to develop comorbidities of gastroesophageal reflux and allergies.
Keywords: Otitis media with effusion (OME); allergies; comorbidity; gastroesophageal reflux; patulous Eustachian tube (PET); upper respiratory infection.