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… Condition Basics What are blocked eustachian tubes? The eustachian (say "you-STAY-shee-un") …
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… Condition Basics What is a blocked tear duct? Tears normally drain from the eye through small tubes called tear ducts , which stretch from … the eye into the nose. If a tear duct becomes blocked or fails to open, tears cannot drain …
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… Overview Problems with the fallopian tubes are a leading cause of infertility in … cause of infertility. Scarring of fallopian tubes linked with past pelvic surgery. This … . … Overview Problems with the fallopian tubes are a leading cause of infertility in …
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… Surgery Overview Ear tubes are plastic and shaped like a hollow … upper respiratory infection can cause the eustachian tubes to swell, blocking the normal … Works Ear tube surgery works well to release blocked fluid and to prevent buildup of …
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… caused by bacteria and viruses. A small tube (eustachian tube) connects your ear to your … infection is severe. Minor surgery to put tubes in the ears may help for repeat … the middle ears to the throat. Because of the blocked tube, air can't reach the middle ear. …
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… few days. An ear infection may occur when the eustachian tube swells and closes and fluid … have short, soft, more horizontal eustachian tubes that are more easily blocked than those of older children and …
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… children, because young children have shorter eustachian tubes , which are more easily blocked than those of older children and …
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… to swell and close. If this tube, called the eustachian tube , gets blocked, fluid builds up in the middle ear. … children won't need to take antibiotics. Ear tubes allow fluid to drain out of the middle …
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… In conductive hearing loss, sound is blocked before it reaches the inner ear. This … isn't there. Related Information Blocked Eustachian Tubes Ear Infections Ear Problems and …
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… Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Blocked Eustachian Tubes Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo …