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It is hypothesised that Eustachian tube dysfunction as measured by the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire-7 is associated with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S002221512000002X_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The questionnaire was systematically translated into Hebrew and validated in the accepted manner. This questionnaire was applied to obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome patients before and after expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty, in pre-set time intervals. The results were compared to those of controls from the general population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S002221512000002X_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty-one patients (males:females = 19:12) were enrolled in the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome group. Mean age was 43 years (range, 31\u201355 years) and mean body mass index was 28 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> (range, 27\u201330 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>). Median apnoea-hypopnea index (pre-operatively) was 34 events per hour. The questionnaire scores in expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty candidates were significantly worse than in controls (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty did not change Eustachian tube function in the long term, but was associated with additional self-limiting Eustachian tube dysfunction in the first two post-operative months.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S002221512000002X_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eustachian tube dysfunction is significantly worse in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome compared to controls. 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