Why is it that when I pick my ears my throat itches?

Banned 9 years ago

What am I now, an otorhinolaryngologist?

Here's the thing: the middle ear is connected to the back of the throat by a little passageway called the Eustachian tube, which is sensitive to changes in pressure, and so on.

That "ear-popping" thing that you get on planes is caused by a pressure-differential between the two sides of the tympanic membrane (which separates the middle and outer ear), and you can get the same thing when you have your Eustachian tube "gunged up" (to use the technical, medical vernacular, you understand) from having a throat infection, too. In other words, the two are physically connected, and maybe that has something to do with it?

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WalkingCarpet

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

What am I now, an otorhinolaryngologist?

Here's the thing: the middle ear is connected to the back of the throat by a little passageway called the Eustachian tube, which is sensitive to changes in pressure, and so on.

That "ear-popping" thing that you get on planes is caused by a pressure-differential between the two sides of the tympanic membrane (which separates the middle and outer ear), and you can get the same thing when you have your Eustachian tube "gunged up" (to use the technical, medical vernacular, you understand) from having a throat infection, too. In other words, the two are physically connected, and maybe that has something to do with it?

No audiological materials were damaged during the writing of this post ...

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Dammit I love it when you talk dirty.

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sbucciarel

Banned 9 years ago

What happens when you pick your nose? Jock itch?

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joseph7384 9 years ago

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

What happens when you pick your nose? Jock itch?

Suzanne, that was just too funny!
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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet

One of those little mysteries of life that I always wondered about

Personally, I would have picked different ears.

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