ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts a and B 2008
DOI: 10.1115/sbc2008-192903
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Fully Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction Model of Active Eustachian Tube Function

Abstract: The Eustachian Tube (ET) is a collapsible tube that connects the Middle Ear (ME) to the nasopharynx (NP). The ET is responsible for three primary functions: 1) regulation of ME pressure 2) protection of the ME from foreign pathogens and 3) drainage of fluid from the ME. [1] In healthy patients, the ET opens during swallowing because the surrounding tissue is deformed by muscle activity. If the ET fails to open, the ME develops painful sub-ambient pressure and fluid accumulates in the ME. ET dysfunction results… Show more

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