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About Your Ears
The air chamber in the middle ear connects the back of the nose to the eustachian tube. This tube serves as a pressure-equalizing valve and as a drain. In infants and young children, the eustachian tube is short and flat. By age 7, the eustachian tube is larger and more upright which improves its ability to function. |
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