The nurse is caring for a young child with otitis media. The parent asks the nurse why children seem to get otitis media frequently but adults do not. The nurse would explain that younger children get otitis media more often because:
1. The eustachian tube is shorter, wider, and horizontal in younger children.
2. The eustachian tube is shorter, more narrow, and horizontal in younger children.
3. The eustachian tube is longer, wider, and vertical in younger children.
4. The eustachian tube is longer, more narrow, and vertical in younger children.
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Rationale 1: The eustachian tube, which connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear, is proportionately shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants and young children than in older children or adults. This promotes an increase in the incidence of ear infections.
Rationale 2: The eustachian tube, which connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear, is proportionately shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants and younger children than in older children or adults. This promotes an increase in the incidence of ear infections.
Rationale 3: The eustachian tube, which connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear, is proportionately shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants and younger children than in older children or adults. This promotes an increase in the incidence of ear infections.
Rationale 4: The eustachian tube, which connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear, is proportionately shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants and younger children than in older children or adults. This promotes an increase in the incidence of ear infections.
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