Media Violence Effects
The eustachian tubes equalize the pressure between the middle ear cavity and the outside atmosphere and allow fluid and mucus to drain out of the middle ear cavity. Inflammation of the middle ear causes the tubes to close causing the fluid to become trapped. Bacteria from the back of the nose travel through the eustachian tube directly into the middle ear cavity and multiply in the fluid.
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