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Eustachian Tube Dilation
The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat. It opens periodically to allow air to pass into the middle ear to equally balance pressure with the outside world. Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) means that the Eustachian tube is blocked or does n...
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Eustachian Tube Definition and Facts
The Eustachian tube originates in the rear of the nose adjacent to the soft palate, runs a slightly uphill course, and ends in the middle ear space. The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear space to the rear of the nose near the soft palate. The middle ear space is the hollowe...
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Dec
About Tonsil Stones
Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths or tonsilliths, are benign accumulations of bacteria and debris in the crypts of some people's tonsils. Though this problem may cause discomfort, it is not dangerous and is usually easily treatable. The tonsils are part of a protec...
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