What is a patuous eustachian tube?
Patuous eustachian tube is a physical disease where the Eustachian tubes open in unsuitable times instead of remaining closed. This condition allows sounds to travel to the inner ears from the throat and often causes a condition known as the "head of the bucket", where the disability hears their own voices echoes as if they speak in a limited space, as with buckets above their heads. Many people who suffer from pathoic eustac pipes can also hear their own heart rhythms and breathing at abnormally loud levels. In people with patuous eustachian tubes, the patuous meaning of "spread", one or both Eustachian tubes is open and remain open. This allows the sounds and pressure variations, such as occurring in the heart rhythm, to travel disproportionately, although the Eustachian tubes on the inner ear.
The severity of the patuous eustachian tube may vary from man to man. In a seriousMore cases can be breathing and pulse sounds so loud to interfere with the person's ability to speak properly. It can also cause sounds created when they speak, look much louder than they really are, leading to someone affecting a condition to speak unusually quietly, making conversations more difficult. Other symptoms may feel that the ears are overloaded or stuffed, unpleasant pressure in the ears and extremely loud ringing in the ears.
It is often difficult for doctors to determine the exact cause of the patuous eustachian tube, because there are many things that can lead to a condition. Sudden weight loss caused by changing the diet or illness can change the amount of adipose tissue surrounding the Eustachian tube and to influenate their operation. Dehydration can also affect the volume of tissues surrounding the eustach tube, causing the disease to present. In pregnant women, hormone level changes may affect tissue tension in Eustachian tubes themselves, causing a condition. In addition, with someIn some people, in some people, a patuous eustachian tube can present a strenuous exercise or caffeine.
Treatment of patuous eustachian tubes varies according to the severity of suffering. In some mild cases, the head and slight modifications to the lifestyle are required. In mild to severe cases, drugs are administered that cause a slight swelling of the tissue surrounding the Eustachian tube. In the most serious cases, surgery is performed to change the volume of tissue surrounding the tube; However, the results are not always sufficient to completely eliminate symptoms. A new treatment according to a clinical study is the application of Blu-Tack, an adhesive substance similar to adhesive on the post-it® notes. Applied to the ear drum and can dampen the vibration of the ear drum caused by the Eustachian Tube heel.