eustachian tube

     

The Eustachian tube (or auitory tube) is a tube that links the pharynx to the middle ear. In adults the Eustachian tube is approximately 35 mm long. It is named after the sixteenth century anatomist Eustachius. Some modern medical books call this the pharyngotympanic tube.

Trivia about eustachian tube

  • When your ears "pop", it's actually this tube opening, allowing air to escape from or to the middle ear
  • This tube connecting the ear and the throat was named for the scientist who illustrated it in 1552
  • This tube helps to ensure equal pressure on both sides of the eardrum
  • Like you, a frog has this tube connecting the middle ear & the throat
  • When your ears "pop", it's just air escaping from this tube that connects the middle ear & the throat
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical animation on the monitor.) When you come down from high elevations, the air pressure outside your ear can be greater than inside; swallowing can push air from the nasal cavity through this tube into the ear, causing a popping sound
  • It connects your middle ear to the back of the throat & it opens when you yawn, swallow or blow your nose
  • Also called the auditory tube, this tube that's normally closed opens up when you yawn or swallow
  • You could call this canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the throat the "eu" tube for short
  • It's also called the auditory tube, & when it's blocked, an earache can result

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