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  2. Patulous Eustachian tube - Wikipedia

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    Patulous Eustachian tube is a physical disorder. The exact causes may vary depending on the person and are often unknown. [5] Weight loss is a commonly cited cause of the disorder due to the nature of the Eustachian tube itself and is associated with approximately one-third of reported cases. [6]

  3. Perforated eardrum - Wikipedia

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    Normal ear drum. A perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a prick in the eardrum. It can be caused by infection (otitis media), trauma, overpressure (loud noise), inappropriate ear clearing, and changes in middle ear pressure. An otoscope can be used to view the eardrum to diagnose a perforation. Perforations may heal naturally ...

  4. Eardrum - Wikipedia

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    The fluid or pus comes from a middle ear infection (otitis media), which is a common problem in children. A tympanostomy tube is inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged time and to prevent reaccumulation of fluid. Without the insertion of a tube, the incision usually heals spontaneously in two to three weeks.

  5. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus ... - AOL

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    Chest congestion is usually caused by excess mucus in the airways, says Meilan King Han, M.D., M.S., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the ...

  6. Eustachian tube - Wikipedia

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    In humans and other tetrapods, both the middle ear and the ear canal are normally filled with air. Unlike the air of the ear canal, however, the air of the middle ear is not in direct contact with the atmosphere outside the body; thus, a pressure difference can develop between the atmospheric pressure of the ear canal and the middle ear.

  7. Inner ear decompression sickness - Wikipedia

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    History of difficult ear clearing or forced Valsalva manoeuvre: No history of eustachian tube dysfunction Low-risk dive profile: Depth >15 m, helium mixtures, helium to nitrogen gas switches, repetitive dives Isolated inner ear symptoms, or inner and middle ear on the same sides: Other neurological or dermatological symptoms suggestive of DCS

  8. Ear clearing - Wikipedia

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    Diver clearing ears Section of the human ear, the Eustachian tube is shown in colour. Ear clearing, clearing the ears or equalization is any of various maneuvers to equalize the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure, by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes, as this does not always happen automatically when the pressure in the middle ear is lower than the outside pressure.

  9. Rapper T-Pain Is Dropping a New Song Called "Baby Got ... - AOL

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    Based on this new TikTok from T-Pain, those two passions will be combined on his next song, Baby Got Brap, which samples a Mazda rotary engine. T-Pain has been in the music business for over 20 ...