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Is the ear connected to the nose?if that so if you sneeze much , your ear can have sudden pains .is it true?

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Dr. Douglas Arenberg answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Yes: Your eustachian canal connects your ear to your upper airway. When you sneeze you can increase the pressure in your ear somewhat as you can when scuba diving or going up in an airplane.

Answered 9/28/2016

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