eustachian
Middle ear passage
Eustachian refers to the eustachian tube, a narrow passage connecting the middle ear to the throat.
This tube equalizes air pressure on both sides of the eardrum—the sensation of ears "popping" during altitude changes is the eustachian tube opening.
My eustachian tubes are blocked from this cold.
Making things uniform
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- swallowSend down the throat
- yawnInvoluntary mouth opening
- barotraumaInjury from pressure differential
altitude · cabin · flight · airplane · diving · descent · ascent · decompression
Hollow cylindrical passage
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- nasopharynxUpper pharyngeal region
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- mucosaMoist organ lining
mucous · membrane · cilia · tensor · levator · torus · lumen · isthmus
Of or like drums
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
- otitisInflamed hearing organ
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
- otolaryngologistPhysician for ears, nose, throat
ENT · ventilation · drainage · pediatric · earache · infection · blockage · mastoid
Obstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- chronicPersisting over time
ETD · clicking · fullness · muffled · allergies · adenoids · reflux · treatment
equalization
Making things uniform
barotrauma · altitude · cabin · flight · airplane · diving · descent · ascent · decompression · hyperbaric
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- nasopharynxUpper pharyngeal region
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
mucosa · mucous · membrane · cilia · tensor · levator · torus · lumen · isthmus · orifice
tympanic
Of or like drums
otolaryngologist · ENT · ventilation · drainage · pediatric · earache · infection · blockage · mastoid · ossicles
blockage
Obstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
chronic · ETD · clicking · fullness · muffled · allergies · adenoids · reflux · treatment · balloon