title: Aural barotrauma and surfactant.
abstract: The concept is introduced that surfactant may be present in the Eustachian tubes as a release agent which would be adsorbed to tissue surfaces to facilitate their separation in maintaining aeration of the middle ear.
mesh_terms: D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000293:injuries; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013501:Surface-Active Agents