• Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest. · Dec 2017

    Tympanic membrane temperature decreases during head up tilt: relation to frontal lobe oxygenation and middle cerebral artery mean blood flow velocity.

    • David Lorr, Anton Lund, Mats Fredrikson, and Niels H Secher.
    • a Department of Clinical Neurosciences , Institution for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University , Linkoping , Sweden.
    • Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest. 2017 Dec 1; 77 (8): 587-591.

    IntroductionChanges in blood flow influence temperature of surrounding tissues. Since the internal carotid artery (ICA) and internal jugular vein (IJV) neighbor the tympanic membrane, changes in their blood flow most likely determine changes in tympanic membrane temperature (TMT). We sought to evaluate the relationship between changes during a head-up tilt (HUT) induced reduction in cerebral blood flow (CBF) and TMT.MethodsTen male subjects (age 19-28 years) underwent 50° HUT until presyncope. A non-contact infrared sensor in the ear canal targeted the tympanic membrane. Changes in CBF were monitored by transcranial Doppler which determined the mean blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCA Vmean) and by near infrared spectroscopy assessed frontal lobe oxygenation (ScO2), while skin blood flow (SkBF) was evaluated by laser Doppler flowmetry.ResultsDuring HUT, TMT decreased by 0.6 °C (median; range 0.2 to 1.6 °C) related to a decrease in MCA Vmean (51.0 ± 6.7 to 34.3 ± 5.8 cm/sec (mean ± SD); r = 0.518, p = .002) and ScO2 (78.6 ± 5.4% to 69.0 ± 5.7%; r = 0.352, p = .043), but not to SkBF (120 ± 78 to 69 ± 37 PU; r = 0.245, p = .142).ConclusionDuring an orthostatic challenge TMT decreases and the decrease is related to a reduction in CBF as indicated by MCA Vmean and ScO2, but not to SkBF. We consider TMT holds potential for non-invasive assessment of changes in cerebral perfusion.

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