Term Name: | patulous eustachian tube |
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Definition: | A eustachian tube disorder with a wider eustachian tube which allows a larger bolus of bacteria-laden material from the nasopharynx during an infection to enter the middle ear, causing a more fulminant infection. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:12358] ( DOID:12358 ) |