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The primary measured outcome was the difference in the rate of pressure equalization tube (PET) placement before and after each intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>FESS demonstrated an absolute risk reduction (ARR) of 10.0% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 8.9%\u201311.1%), septoplasty\/BITSMR 7.5% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, 95% CI 6.3%\u20138.7%), mAb 5.5% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, 95% CI 4.1%\u20136.8%), nasal steroid spray (fluticasone proprionate) 0.9% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, 95% CI 0.8%\u20131.0%), and allergy immunotherapy 2.4% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, 95% CI 1.5%\u20133.2%). Individually, the three mAb\u2014dupilumab, mepolizumab, and omalizumab\u2014exhibited ARR of 6.5% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05%, 95% CI 4.8%\u20138.3%), 6.8% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, 95% CI 2.6%\u201311.0%), and 3.4% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, 95% CI 1.4%\u20135.4%), respectively, without significant differences in rates of PET placement among the three (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.18).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Management of upper airway atopic disorders via both medical and surgical intervention is associated with improvement in middle function as measured by the need for PET placement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Level of 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