The nurse is caring for an infant with otitis media. The parent asks the nurse what causes otitis media. The nurse's best response is that compared to adults, the eustachian tube in infants is:
1. Shorter, wider, and horizontal.
2. Longer, narrower, and vertical.
3. Shorter, narrower, and horizontal.
4. Longer, wider, and vertical.
1. Shorter, wider, and horizontal.
Rationale:
The eustachian tube, which connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear, is proportionately shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants than in older children or adults. This promotes an increase in the incidence of ear infections.
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