Eustachian tubes "sticking" open after hard workout (Read 7575 times)

Um. Incorrect. Incidence is a rate that something occurs over a given time period. Prevalence is the rate at which something occurs in a population at a single point in time. There is no such thing as a lifetime prevalence. And lifetime incidence means that 3 in 1000 or 6 in a 100 have previously or will suffer it (if we believe those numbers). It does not mean that these people have necessarily suffered from it. And the article on eMedicine states that only 10-20% of these have enough symptoms to seek treatment. If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around to witness it, does it really fall? I dunno, but asymptomatic PET is, er, asymptomatic. Try again sir.

I love it when Trent gets all uppity.

Jeff, the core of medicine is no longer an autonomous, transcendental subjectivity, to be found in textbooks and on the internet: it lies in the perpetual beginning of reflection, at the point where an individual life begins to reflect on itself.

go Trent Go.......is that sorta like Go Speedracer, Go speedracer, go speedracer go.....

Is he ever not uppity? It's not what you say, Trent, it's how you say it. Everyone here isn't a Big Elite Doctor. Sorry if us peons exasperate you. Maybe you should go find a more suitable crowd to preside over.

Wait. Did you just call Trent elite? That's a good one. He is big, though. In the calfal region. Calfal is a medical term. You wouldn't understand. As for you two power tools bickering over Bartolomeo Eustachi's most famous discovery, once you've finished your dorkfest - maybe you could help the poor OP out and actually tell him what to DO about his problem. I doubt he really cares much beyond that. It's like Scout's problem with ED. He doesn't care what causes it. He just wants it fixed so that Globule's mom will stop purring like a kitten all the time.

Elite? Really? Wow.

We're going to hear about this for quite a while aren't we?

The sigh was to the blast of quotes from off the internet, without context or discussion. That posting approach implies, "I am right, here is evidence, and you are an idiot". Indeed, I often snark. Snark is humor and it has long been fairly common around here. That kind of humor is part of what has brought many of us together and made us close over the years. Humor occasionally hurts, and for any pain I injected, I apologize. Of late, there seems to be a lot more sensitivity to snark, and I have generally backed down from it, except with people I have known for a while. I judge nobody. And everybody has a right to their views, and I value everybody's views. Sometimes they are poorly informed. Sometimes they are informed by book knowledge but inadequate experience. I certainly do not have all the answers, experiences or knowledge. But I have some, and I am delighted to share with anybody who is interested. I am also happy to engage in dialogue and learn from it. But thoughtful dialog is two-sided and the posts countering mine, above, were not really thoughtful. They simply regurgitated facts out of context.

Anyone else realize that Trent wasn't revealed as a doctor for many many posts... and at first it was by scout mentioning him as a colleague... not that helpful if you don't follow the trent/scout/JK/Goblue funny business (which makes me snark regularly and wish I would think of witty mom remarks)... So, it might be fair to assume that Tremont didn't know?? I mean that is possible right??? Next time, Trent, can you sign your posts -- Dr. Flying Monkey Extraordinare

So, it might be fair to assume that Tremont didn't know?? I mean that is possible right???

Maybe.