Patulous Eustachian Tube Causing Hypermobile Eardrums

Indrawn and severely atrophic eardrums are seen on otoscopy. Forced nasal breathing causes alternating inflation and collapse of the hypermobile eardrum.

See the NEJM article: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/...

• #science_technology
• #patulous_eustachian_tube_disease_or_medical_condition
• #eustachian_tube_anatomical_structure
• #otoscopy
• #eardrum_anatomical_structure
• #otitis_media
• #myringotomy