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06-10-2008, 02:47 PM
Patulous Eustachian Tube :View Video (http://www.entusa.com/patulous_e_tube-1.htm)The eustachian tube (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('The tube which leads from the back of the nose to the middle ear.It is responsible for aerating the middle ear.'))is a passageway which extends from the back of the nose (nasopharynx (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('The cavity behind the nose and above the back of the throat.'))) to the middle ear (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('An air containing cavity between the eardrum and middle ear which contains the three ear bones (malleus, incus & stapes). This cavity is connected to the nasopharynx by the eustachian tube.The eustachian tube aerates the middle ear cavity.')). Its function is to let air into the middle ear (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('An air containing cavity between the eardrum and middle ear which contains the three ear bones (malleus, incus & stapes). This cavity is connected to the nasopharynx by the eustachian tube.The eustachian tube aerates the middle ear cavity.')). It the eustachian tube (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('The tube which leads from the back of the nose to the middle ear.It is responsible for aerating the middle ear.'))is not working properly ear disease can occur. The most common problem is that the tube is not letting enough air in. This can lead to fluid in the ears (serous otitis media (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('Fluid in the middle ear.The fluid is usually clear but may harbor bacteria.The patient usually does not have pain and fever.'))), retraction pocket formation and cholesteatoma (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('A skin cyst in the middle ear which becomes infected and erodes bone.It usually forms from chronic negative middle ear pressure which sucks the eardrum into the middle ear, forming a retraction pocket. This can be a dangerous condition.'))formation. This patient has the opposite problem, her eustachian tube (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('The tube which leads from the back of the nose to the middle ear.It is responsible for aerating the middle ear.'))is open too much (patulous (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('Open too much'))eustachian tube (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('The tube which leads from the back of the nose to the middle ear.It is responsible for aerating the middle ear.'))). The video shows her eardrum retracting each time she swallows. She has symptoms of popping, pressure and some unsteadiness each time she swallows. This problem is usually associated with extreme weight loss. One treatment for this condition is to place an ear tube in the eardrum.
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Patulous Eustachian Tube :View Video (http://www.entusa.com/patulous_eustachian_tube_2.htm)
This patient has a severe case of patulous eustachian tube (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('The tube which leads from the back of the nose to the middle ear.It is responsible for aerating the middle ear.')). The eardrum moves as the patient breaths.
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Patulous Eustachian Tube :View Video (http://www.entusa.com/patulous_eustachian_tube_2.htm)
This patient has a severe case of patulous eustachian tube (http://javascript<b></b>:alert('The tube which leads from the back of the nose to the middle ear.It is responsible for aerating the middle ear.')). The eardrum moves as the patient breaths.