A device for opening an eustachian tube of a patient

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a device for opening an eustachian tube of a patient. The device comprises a body having a top portion and an axis and a nose scaling portion positioned at the top portion of the body. The nose scaling portion has at least one opening and a sealing surface surrounding the at least one opening and arranged for contact with a nose of the patient. The device further comprises a mouthpiece positioned at the top portion of the body spaced apart from the nose sealing portion by a distance that at least approximates a distance between mouth and nose of the patient. The mouthpiece comprises a projection projecting from the top portion of the body in a direction approximately along the axis of the body. The projection providing a conduit for the fluid and being coupled to the source of the fluid. The projection comprises a first side portion that faces towards the nose sealing portion, the first side portion comprising a cut-away portion, at least one hole or perforations. The mouthpiece and the nose scaling portion are positioned and arranged such that, when the mouth of the patient encloses the cut-away portion, the at least one hole or the perforations at the first side portion, an opening of the nose of the patient is at least in close proximity of the sealing surface of the nose sealing portion whereby it is facilitated that pressurized air can penetrate from the source of the pressurized air into the nose of the patient to open an eustachian tube of the patient.

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