What is eustachian tube blowing

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What is eustachian tube blowing? Recently, many people asked about eustachian tube dilation and asked for help from the doctor. The doctor felt that there were too many people to be busy, so he asked me to share with you what eustachian tube dilation is. Let's have a look.

What is eustachian tube blowing

First of all, Eustachian tube, also known as eustachian tube, has a very important dark channel in the upper part of the anterior wall of tympanic chamber. One end of it enters the tympanum from the front wall, and the other end enters the nasopharynx, which is the channel between the tympanum and the nasopharynx, so it is called eustachian tube.

Secondly, Eustachian tube blowing is an ancient treatment method, and it has certain diagnostic and therapeutic effect for patients with secretory otitis media (although some research results report that the air blown in can only last for more than 20 minutes and then be absorbed again, so even if it is blown every day, the effect is still not good). Originally, some of the nurses in the outpatient department of Shanghai ENT hospital specialized in this work. The physicians had a stethoscope around their necks, while these nurses had a stethoscope tube around their necks. There was an ointment jar on the table, like a pen holder, with various blowing tubes inserted inside.

Finally, the patency of eustachian tube is an indispensable condition to maintain the normal physiological function of middle ear and maintain good hearing. Whether otitis media has pus or not, it will affect the patency of eustachian tube. Therefore, in the treatment of otitis media, in addition to taking medicine, injection or ear drops, there is also a simple method, called eustachian tube blowing method, also known as self ventilation method. First drop 1% ephedrine to make the nostrils unobstructed, then blow the nose clean. The patient pinches both nostrils with his thumb and index finger, and closes the mouth tightly to inflate.

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What is eustachian tube blowing? This method is effective for mild eustachian tube obstruction, plus tympanic membrane massage, press the tragus (a piece of cartilage in front of the external auditory meatus) with your fingers, and put it continuously with the pressure, causing the air pressure in the external auditory meatus to rise and fall, making the tympanic membrane move back and forth. In addition, often open mouth, yawn, swallowing and other movements, but also conducive to the opening of the eustachian tube, the above methods are very simple, if you can adhere to the prevention and treatment of mild eustachian tube obstruction caused by deafness, is very good. When the above methods are invalid, patients can go to the hospital for treatment, using pharyngeal water ventilation (rubber ball blowing method) or eustachian tube catheter ventilation method. In patients with acute rhinitis, sinusitis or cold and nasal mucus more, should prohibit blowing eustachian tube.