Politzer method

Politzer method
an imprecise test for patency of the auditory tube: with the mouth closed and one nostril occluded, air is forced into the other nostril through a rubber tube; this should cause positive pressure in the middle ear so that the tympanic membrane bulges outward. Called also Politzer test.

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