DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for patulous eustachian tube

Patulous eustachian tube [DOID:12358]

A eustachian tube disorder with a wider eustachian tube which allows a larger bolus of bacteria-laden material from the nasopharynx during an infection to enter the middle ear, causing a more fulminant infection.

Synonyms:  patulous eustachian tube,  DOID:12358,  patulous eustachian tubes