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Ear nose throat
How ears are connected with throat because there are eardrums in each ear ? So then how does they connected each other ?
2:- if we put drops in ears So is it possible to reach drops to throat ? I mean is there any space in eardrum to allow drops to reach throat ?
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Ear has three parts .
Outer ear , middle ear , inner ear .
Middle ear connects throat via a eustachian tube .
If perforation in ear drum then it is possible that drops can reach to throat .
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Dr. Varunkumar J
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
8 yrs exp
Puducherry
Good afternoon
There is a tube called eustachian tube connecting middle ear with nasopharynx (area behind nose)
If the ear drum has a hole due to disease ,YES the drops can reach throat
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
If you have perforation in Ear drum then only there is possibility of ear drop reaching in throat.
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Dr. Anuraj CP
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Malappuram
The external ear that u see is not connected to the throat. The middle ear behind the ear drum is connected to the nose through an Eustachian tube from which is connected to the throat. The ear drops will reach the throat only if there is a hole in ur ear drum. So if that has happened pls get ur ears checked.
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Dr. Mohd Salman Khan
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Shahjahanpur
Behind ear drum is opening between middle ear and throat a tube that's called eustachian tube
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
Allergist/Immunologist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
I need to explain this with diagrams, which cannot be done here. I suggest you either meet me directly at my clinic or follow me on Quora, where I answer such questions.
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