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    The document discusses the differences between the Eustachian tube in infants and adults. In infants, the Eustachian tube has a smaller diameter, is shorter in length, is more horizontal in direction, and has more flaccid cartilage compared to adults. Additionally, the bony part of the infant Eustachian tube is longer and relatively wider, while in adults the anterior two-thirds is cartilaginous and the posterior one-third is bony. The document also lists some muscles and blood vessels in proximity to the Eustachian tube.

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    The document discusses the differences between the Eustachian tube in infants and adults. In infants, the Eustachian tube has a smaller diameter, is shorter in length, is more horizontal in direction, and has more flaccid cartilage compared to adults. Additionally, the bony part of the infant Eustachian tube is longer and relatively wider, while in adults the anterior two-thirds is cartilaginous and the posterior one-third is bony. The document also lists some muscles and blood vessels in proximity to the Eustachian tube.

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    The document discusses the differences between the Eustachian tube in infants and adults. In infants, the Eustachian tube has a smaller diameter, is shorter in length, is more horizontal in direction, and has more flaccid cartilage compared to adults. Additionally, the bony part of the infant Eustachian tube is longer and relatively wider, while in adults the anterior two-thirds is cartilaginous and the posterior one-third is bony. The document also lists some muscles and blood vessels in proximity to the Eustachian tube.

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    Eustachian Tube

    Abhisha S B
    MSc Audiology
    Barotolomeus Eustachian-1562
    Epistola de Auditas Organis
    Torus tubaris & Fossa of Rossenmular
    Shepherd’s hook/inverted J

    Cartilage-upper
    and medial

    Fibrous-lateral
    DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE INFANT AND ADULT EUSTACHIAN TUBE
    FEATURES INFANTS ADULT

    1.DIAMETER OF THE ORIFICE 4-5 mm 8-9mm

    2.LENGTH 13 -18 mm AT BIRTH 36mm ( 31-38mm)

    3.DIRECTION AT BIRTH 10 DEGREE WITH THE FORMS AN ANGLE OF 45


    HORIZONTAL .ITS MORE
    HORIZONTAL THAN ADULTS.

    4.TUBAL CARTILAGE FLACCID COMPARITIVELY RIGID.

    5.BONY VS CARTILAGINOUS BONY PART IS LONGER AND ANTERIOR TWO-THIRD IS


    PART RELATIVELY WIDER CARTILAGINOUS AND
    POSTERIOR ONE THIRD IS
    BONY
    Muscles in proximity to the tube
    Ascending
    Pharyngeal artery
    from external
    carotid

    Middle meningeal
    Artery of pterygoid
    artery from maxillary
    canal from maxillary
    artery
    Tympanic branch of CN
    9

    Tensor velipalatini- Levatorpalatine and


    mandibular branch of salphingopharyngeous
    trigeminal nerve _ pharyngeal plexus

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