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March 10, 2025

​Physician assistant on sinusitis and ear infections: 'bacteria can actually travel up that middle ear tube'

Sierra Corbin, a physician assistant at Gulf Coast Breathe Free, said that sinusitis can increase mucus production, leading to drainage that allows bacteria to travel up the Eustachian tube and potentially cause ear infections.

​Physician assistant on sinusitis and ear infections: 'bacteria can actually travel up that middle ear tube'
Sierra Corbin, a physician assistant at Gulf Coast Breathe Free, said that sinusitis can increase mucus production, leading to drainage that allows bacteria to travel up the Eustachian tube and potentially cause ear infections.

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