[The functional state of the upper respiratory tract and ears in the patients presenting with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

ABSTRACT

The objective of the present work was to study the functional state of the ENT organ system in 50 patients during exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The most pronounced clinical manifestations of the disease included chronic catarrhal rhinitis, chronic catarrhal pharyngitis, and hyperplastic laryngitis. No clinically significant pathological changes were documented in the organs of hearing.