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Old Oct 9, 2006, 8:38 am
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Capite
 
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Originally Posted by cme2c
The biggest risk with the sinus infection is that it will plug your Eustachian tube which connects the ears to the nose. You could easily rupture an ear drum.
I can feel that my eustachian tubes are ok, and I can open them at will.
I have never heard of anyone rupturing a sinus flying, but some of the sinuses have pretty thin walls, just hope they rupture out and not in towards your brain
You are joking, yes?
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