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Eustachian tube patency refers to how much the eustachian tube is open. The eustachian tube runs between the middle ear and the throat. This tube controls the pressure behind the eardrum and middle ear space.
Patency is the normal state of the eustachian tube. Ear infections or altitude changes can increase pressure in the ear, causing the eustachian tube to become blocked.
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∙ 12y agoEustachian tube patency refers to how much the Eustachian tube is open. The Eustachian tube runs between the middle ear and the throat. It controls the pressure behind the eardrum and middle ear space, and helps keep the middle ear free of fluid.
The Eustachian tube is normally open, or patent. However, ear infections or altitude changes can increase pressure in the ear, causing the eustachian tube to become blocked.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 07/26/2010
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Which part of the ear has nothing to do with hearing?
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What connects the middle ear to the throat helps equalize middle ear pressure?
Eustachian tube which runs to your nose. I believe the correct answer is the Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube
What is located between the middle ear and the throat and serves to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum?
The Eustachian tube
What is the function of the tube that leads from the middle ear to the throat?
The Eustachian joins the ear to the throat
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx?
The answer is the auditory (Eustacean) tube.
Which part of the ear has nothing to do with hearing?
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What connects the middle ear to the throat helps equalize middle ear pressure?
Eustachian tube which runs to your nose. I believe the correct answer is the Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube
Blocked eustachian tube?
The Eustachian tube is located within the human ear. If the Eustachian tube is blocked, air is prevented from passing through to the middle ear.
What is located between the middle ear and the throat and serves to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum?
The Eustachian tube
What is the function of the tube that leads from the middle ear to the throat?
The Eustachian joins the ear to the throat
What is the founction of the eustachian tube?
The function of the eustachian tube is to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear.
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx?
The answer is the auditory (Eustacean) tube.
What two body parts are connected by the eustachian tube?
the eustachian tube connects the pharynx to the middle ear
Is the ear connected to nose?
Your Eustachian Tube connects your ear to your nose.
Does the eustachian tube connect to the pharynx?
Yes. The eustachian canal connects to the nasopharynx.
What makes the air pressure in the middle and outer ear equal?
pharyngotympanic or auditory tube (formerly known as the eustachian tube)
What is the structure that allows equalization of the pressure in the middle ear with that outside the body?
The Eustachian tube, nowadays known as the pharyngotympanic tube. THis structure connect the middle ear to the oropharnx allowing the air from outside into the inner ear, equalizing pressure and so reducung stress on the tympanic membrane. The tube is only open when the person is swallowing and this is why chewing gums on descending and ascending planes helps ears to "pop"
