The Eustachian tube (/juːˈsteɪʃən/), also called the auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube, is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear, of...
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Patulous Eustachian tube is the name of a physical disorder where the Eustachian tube, which is normally closed, instead stays intermittently open. When...
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Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a disorder where pressure abnormalities in the middle ear result in symptoms. Symptoms include aural fullness, ears...
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mucosa, inadequate opening of the Eustachian tube or a combination of these factors. People with a patulous Eustachian tube may also cause negative middle...
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Eustachian, meaning "discovered by, described by or attributed to Eustachi" (Latin name Eustachius) may refer to: Eustachian tube, an anatomical passage...
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Myringotomy (redirect from Myringotomy and Tubes)
eustachian tube that is unable to perform drainage or ventilation in its usual fashion. Before the invention of antibiotics, myringotomy without tube...
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techniques addressing underlying Eustachian tube dysfunction such as transtympanic dilatation of the Eustachian tube has not been shown to change outcomes...
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commonly, on ascent. Failure to equalise may be due to inexperience or eustachian tube dysfunction, which can have many possible causes. Unequalised ambient...
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principal scientific interest was the human ear. He described the Eustachian tube and the maneuver to test its patency (openness). The normal physiological...
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Torus tubarius (redirect from Torus of the auditory tube)
cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube (auditory tube). The torus tubarius is situated behind the pharyngeal orifice of the auditory tube. The torus tubarius...
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