The monsoon should be a time for joyful splashes and cozy days, not painful earaches. By understanding the risks and staying ...

The eustachian tube runs from the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat. ... as a sinus infection causes the eustachian tubes to become inflamed or filled with mucus.

Ear infections are not common in adults, but they're not impossible either. While children have a more horizontal angle of the ear canal and the Eustachian tube (ET), they are more likely to ...

When our ears pop, the sensation comes from the Eustachian tube. “ [The Eustachian tube]’s whole job is to help keep the ...

The most common reasons for placing ear tubes are recurrent ear infections and fluid that remains behind the ear drum. More than 80 percent of children have at least one episode of ear infections ...

This leads to ear infections. Ear tubes can help relieve the pressure that builds up during an infection or altogether prevent infection. ... The eustachian tubes drain the ears on either side of ...

Eustachian tube dysfunction (EDT): This occurs when the lining of the Eustachian tube becomes swollen, narrow, or does not open and shut, allowing fluids to accumulate.Symptoms include pain ...

Why do middle ear infections occur? It is really a problem of the ear’s natural drainage tube called the eustachian tube. It is the job of this tube to equalize the pressure within the middle ...

Babies and young children are more susceptible to ear infections because the Eustachian tube, which connects the space between the eardrum and the back of the nose, is positioned at a horizontal ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Parker Womeldorff had ear tubes placed because of recurrent ear infections. "He had his first ear infection, went through the treatment and at every follow up he had an ear ...

Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections often happen when a child has a cold, allergy or upper respiratory ...

There have been many theories about one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of anthropology — what killed off Neanderthals — but a new study puts a unique twist on the topic.