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Please explain why tympanic cavity infection is more common in kids?
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Eustachian tube: Don't really know but i was once told the eustachian tube had less of an angle in children. As a result, mucus doesn't drain as well as adults, this then results in more ear infections.
Answered 2/2/2014
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