Most of the time, the eustachian tube allows air to flow into the middle ear. From Wordnik.com. [To Dose Or Not To Dose?] Reference
They can hear little during the first 24 hours until air enters the eustachian tubes. From Wordnik.com. ['The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead'] Reference
Amusing typo of the day 'station tube'.... er that should be eustachian tube, methinks. From Wordnik.com. [mikandra: I love Twitter] Reference
LISTEN TO THE MIDDLE EARThe shape and position of their eustachian tubes make infants vulnerable to ear infections. From Wordnik.com. [To Dose Or Not To Dose?] Reference
Studes in the ear department had operated on his ear-drums, and practised sounding his eustachian tubes through his nose. From Wordnik.com. [Sherlock Holmes on acid] Reference
In young children, the eustachian tube (a tube that connects the middle ear to the throat) is smaller and more horizontal than in adults. From Wordnik.com. [Otitis media, middle ear infections] Reference
In children, the thin and flexible eustachian tube between the inner ear and nasal cavity often collapses and fails to drain an infected ear. From Wordnik.com. [You Raising Your Child] Reference
Other papers report that "phlebitis left leg" was typed out as "flea bite his left leg", and "eustachian tube malfunction" as "Euston station tube malfunction". From Wordnik.com. [Medical howlers, allegedly] Reference
The confusion extends to otitis media with effusion (OME), a painless condition in which the eustachian tubes are blocked and the middle ear fills up with fluid. From Wordnik.com. [To Dose Or Not To Dose?] Reference
My younger son had so many ear infections, the doc finally said he should chew gum 3 times a day for an hour at a time, just to keep the eustachian tubes open and drained, I guess. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » When the Parade Passes By…] Reference
Sometimes, because of colds or allergies, the eustachian tube gets swollen or clogged and bacteria from the throat and nose get trapped in the middle ear space, causing an infection. From Wordnik.com. [Otitis media, middle ear infections] Reference
One of these openings is into the mouth, one into the esophagus, one into the larynx, and one into each of the nostrils, while two small tubes (the eustachian) pass from the upper part of the pharynx to the middle ears. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
Chewing gum can help to work fluid out of the middle ear by milking it down the eustachian tube. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
Behind the nose and near the throat is the eustachian tube, a pathway that leads to a pocket of air behind the ear drum. From Wordnik.com. [News 4 Jax - Local News] Reference
Kids 'eustachian tubes are smaller and angled differently from adults', so naturally they tend to get more ear infections. From Wordnik.com. [Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums] Reference
In this case I found wax dry and very hard, with much swelling and hardness in region of ears, eustachian tubes and tonsils. From Wordnik.com. [Philosophy of Osteopathy] Reference
Betaxolol may adalat xl diabetic heart or role elevations in a additional if the eustachian takes the sinus during pregnancy. From Wordnik.com. [Wii-volution] Reference
The ear became very sensitive to the touch, and the pain and inflammation extended into the eustachian tube and down into the throat. From Wordnik.com. [The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand] Reference
Our ears 'pop' when the eustachian tube - the passageway from the middle ear to the back of the throat - adjusts to changes in air pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
These changes tend to collapse the eustachian tube in the middle ear, resulting in the characteristic "pop" sensation, pain and difficulty hearing. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Often the inflammatory action may extend to the orifice of the eustachian tube, causing obstruction with temporary deafness, or ringing in the ears. From Wordnik.com. [The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand] Reference
People who have nasal allergies or sinusitis are more prone to nasal, ear and sinus problems because they tend to have a blocked or congested eustachian tube or sinuses. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
These originate most frequently by means of the eustachian tube, which connects the ear with the back part of the mouth as a result of the catarrh of the nose and throat. From Wordnik.com. [Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated] Reference
Nasal decongestant sprays are safe to use, especially appropriate for preventing eustachian tube problems when flying, and to halt progression of sinus bacteria following colds. From Wordnik.com. [lipstick.com: celebrity news that matters to you] Reference
Children tend to be more acutely affected because of their relatively narrow eustachian tubes, which might not function as well, especially if they have a sinus infection or a cold. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Preclinical studies confirm the extended release profile of OTO-104 and significant advantage over aqueous formulations which rapidly drain from the middle ear through the eustachian tube. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
The ailments are more common in the first few years of life because the eustachian tubes in a young child's middle ears are short, floppy and prone to collecting fluid that can foster bacteria. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The combination of these actions may reduce nasal discharge, reduce the nasal congestion, open up the eustachian tube, open up the channels leading from the sinuses, and reduce the sneezing and coughing. From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference
The air besides, as it is supplied to you by the busy millers on the platform, closes the eustachian tubes and keeps the neophyte perpetually swallowing, till his throat is grown so dry that he can swallow no longer. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools] Reference
Therefore I at one time imagined that the open mouth might aid in distinguishing the direction whence a sound proceeded, by giving another channel for its entrance into the ear through the eustachian tube, But Dr. W. From Wordnik.com. [The expression of the emotions in man and animals] Reference
"I doubt that any quantity of zinc would change eustachian tube function in a clinically meaningful way. From Wordnik.com. [ Analysis] Reference
I feel burning itchiness in my nasal and oral pharyxn and this sight tickle to cough. my eustachian tubes pricks especially on the left. and. From Wordnik.com. [overthefence Diary Entry] Reference
Plugged eustachian tubes milk allergy adults. From Wordnik.com. [humor « WordPress.com Tag Feed] Reference
(eustachian tube). From Wordnik.com. [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference
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