Eustachian tube dysfunctions due to mask among quarantined healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study from Nuh, Haryana (India)

Background: Hand hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE) are the key factors to prevent COVID-19 disease among healthcare workers. The documented side effects of continuous use of mask or PPE are dermatitis, but its effects on eustachian tube seems to be neglected. Objectives: So, we conducted this study by keeping our main objective as to investigate the eustachian tube dysfunctions (ETDs) due to continuous use of mask among healthcare...