Quote:
Originally posted by Nait Phoenix
No, the mental torture is when you read something and instantly end up doing it without noticing. Like when someone says "There's an itch somewhere on your body right now", then all of a sudden you start itching or when someone says...
"Every time you swallow, you hear a crack in your ears"
then you... 
|
That's the eustachian tube: it opens when you swallow or yawn, and it equalises the pressure between the pharynx (throat and mouth region) and middle ear. This prevents static deflection of the tympanum (eardrum).