2023年6月13日 · An ear tube is used to treat and prevent the buildup of fluids in the middle ear. The middle ear. The middle ear is the space behind the eardrum that has three tiny bones that vibrate. An opening in the middle ear leads to a tube that connects the middle ear to the back of the throat, also known as the eustachian tube. This tube has three jobs:

2021年6月23日 · The middle ear has three small bones — the hammer, or malleus; the anvil, or incus; and the stirrup, or stapes. The eardrum keeps the bones away from the outer ear. A narrow path called the eustachian tube joins the middle ear to the back of the nose and upper part of the throat. The cochlea, a snail-shaped structure, is part of your inner ear.

2024年4月24日 · With plugged ears, your eustachian tubes — which run between your middle ear and the back of your nose — become blocked. You may experience a feeling of fullness or pressure in your ears. You may also have ear pain, dizziness and muffled hearing. As swelling from the cold subsides, the blockage usually resolves.

2021年8月21日 · When an airplane climbs or descends, the air pressure changes rapidly. The eustachian tube often can't react fast enough, which causes the symptoms of airplane ear. Swallowing or yawning opens the eustachian tube and allows the middle ear to get more air, equalizing the air pressure.

2024年10月10日 · The throat is a muscular tube that runs from the back of the nose down into the neck. The throat also is called the pharynx. It contains three sections: the nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx. The laryngopharynx also is called the hypopharynx.

2022年11月30日 · Eustachian tube dysfunction. In this condition, the tube in your ear connecting the middle ear to your upper throat remains expanded all the time, which can make your ear feel full. Ear bone changes. Stiffening of the bones in your middle ear (otosclerosis) may affect your hearing and cause tinnitus.

The tube makes an airway that keeps fluid from building up behind the eardrum. Ear tubes also are called tympanostomy tubes, ventilation tubes, myringotomy tubes or pressure equalization tubes. There is a problem with information submitted for this request.

2025年2月25日 · A narrow channel called the auditory tube links the middle ear to the back of the nose and upper part of the throat. This channel also is called the eustachian tube. The tube opens and closes at the throat end to keep the pressure in the middle ear the same as the pressure outside the ear.

2022年1月18日 · The middle ear has three small bones — the hammer, or malleus; the anvil, or incus; and the stirrup, or stapes. The eardrum keeps the bones away from the outer ear. A narrow path called the eustachian tube joins the middle ear to the back of the nose and upper part of the throat. The cochlea, a snail-shaped structure, is part of your inner ear.

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