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The Disease
The Disease
Chronically open ET leading to autophony and debilitating discomfort.
Chronically open ET leading to autophony and debilitating discomfort.
The Problem
The Problem
No current long term, effective and safe solutions.
No current long term, effective and safe solutions.
The Need
The Need
430,000 patients with surgically significant pET per year.
430,000 patients with surgically significant pET per year.
Problem Statement: Adults over 20 years old with patulous eustachian tubes (pET) need an effective and safe solution to block internal body noise from unnaturally traveling to the middle ear through the eustachian tube by properly ventilating and closing the pET.
Problem Statement: Adults over 20 years old with patulous eustachian tubes (pET) need an effective and safe solution to block internal body noise from unnaturally traveling to the middle ear through the eustachian tube by properly ventilating and closing the pET.
There are as many people with surgically significant patulous eustachian tubes as there are people in St. Paul with over 430,000 patients/year.
There are as many people with surgically significant patulous eustachian tubes as there are people in St. Paul with over 430,000 patients/year.
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