# Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Author: **Johns Hopkins Medicine**
- Document Tags: [[eustachian tube]]
- [URL link](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/eustachian-tube-dysfunction)
## Highlights
- Protect the ear from both hearing sounds your body causes and nasal drainage
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- A tube that is too open can also cause a persistent feeling of pressure as well as hearing unusual sounds such as your own breathing or your own voice too loudly.
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- Common Eustachian tube disorders include:
• Patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction
• Obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction
• Baro-challenge-induced Eustachian tube dysfunction
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- Patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction is a disorder of the valve of the Eustachian tube that causes it to remain open.
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- auses of patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction include:
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- Chronic nasal allergy
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- Stress and anxiety
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- treatment for patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction includes:
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- Drinking more water
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- an opening that connects the middle ear with the nasal-sinus cavity
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- A common course of treatment for Eustachian tube dysfunction is the use of decongestants or antihistamines.
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- If decongestants or antihistamines do not provide relief, contact your doctor.
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