Does blowing your nose cause ear infections??

Question

If so, what do you do then??

Answer 1

yes, it can. also a throat injury could occur. cause ear, nose and throat share the same passage for outlet. you can avoid all this by blowing softly and not often

Answer 2

Blowing your nose won't cause an ear infection, but the Eustachian tube goes from the throat up into the ear. The tube is slanted which keeps the stuff from your throat getting up there. In small children, the tube doesn't have enough of a slant and germs can get up into the ear. This is why so many children have ear infections.

If you have a lot of pressure in your ears, you should blow your nose gently to prevent raising the pressure even more.

Answer 3

Blowing your nostril won't reason an ear an infection, however the Eustachian tube is going from the throat up into the ear. The tube is slanted which keeps the stuff out of your throat getting up there. In little ones, the tube would not have adequate of a slant and germs can get up into the ear. it is why such lots of youngsters have ear infections. in case you have lots of stress on your ears, you will possibly desire to blow your nostril gently to keep away from elevating the stress much extra.

Answer 4

Never heard of that....


Basically when you blow your nose, you're expelling mucus and bacteria, not inhaling it. I don't see how nose blowing would effect your ears/throat at all.


You may experience higher/decreased air pressure in your ears (Especially if you have a stuffy nose) but that doesn't lead to ear infections.

Answer 5

Is any ENT Doctor available on line ? Pls help this person.

Answer 6

No, not that I have heard of and I work in a hospital.

Answer 7

No

Answer 8

no way
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_infections