Eustachian Tube Definition

Eustachian Tube Sentence Examples

• Infection usually stems from an upper respiratory infection in which swelling (edema) in the eustachian tube causes fluid and mucous to gather behind the eardrum.

• Acute otitis media can result from a respiratory infection such as a cold that causes an inflammation that blocks a eustachian tube.

• It may be that pacifier use spreads infection or that intense sucking on pacifiers hinders proper functioning of the eustachian tube that normally keeps the middle ear open and clean.

• Sinus swelling can constrict a child's eustachian tube that connects the inner ear to the throat, causing a congested feeling and "ear popping."

• In children, the eustachian tube is shorter and less slanted than in adults.