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This exhibit compares cut-away views of an infected middle ear with one showing a scalpel blade making a perforation of the ear drum to relieve pressure due to infection. Labels identify the ear drum, Eustachian tube, blocked Eustachian tube, fluid and scalpel.
© 2012 Nucleus Medical Art/Doctor Stock
blockage, blockages, blocked, blocking, blocks, drum, drums, ear, eardrum, eardrums, ears, encision, encisions, eustachian, fluid, impair, impaired, impairing, impede, impeded, impedes, impeding, incision, incisions, membrane, membranes, middle, myringotomy, occluded, occluding, occlusions, tube, tubes, tympanic