This is just a quick video post of eustachian tube anatomy that we are able to capture this week. There is a little bit of blood in the patient’s nasopharynx here from procedure we did at the same setting just before we made the video. This is the patient’s right eustachian tube, we are passing […]
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
The Eustachian Tube (ET) controls air pressure relief inside what is called the middle ear (behind the eardrum where all the fancy ear stuff happens). This area behind the eardrum is a mostly closed off small space that is prone to pressure accumulation. Building of pressure happens in the ear naturally after just a few […]
Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation for Ear Pressure
There is now a treatment option available for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD). The ear’s eustachian tube connects the sealed-off middle ear space to the back the nose/ sinuses to help keep ear pressure regulated. Blockage of the eustachian tube happens by conditions like allergies, sinus infections, adenoiditis, or just poor development to begin with. When […]