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Article F: Alternobaric Vertigo and Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. Charles D. Bluestone, MD; J. Douglas Swarts, PhD; Joseph M. Furman, MD, PhD; Robert F. Yellon, MD. Case Report: Persistent Alternobaric Vertigo at Ground Level due to Chronic Toynbee phenomenon. Laryngoscope 2012;122(4):868–72. The

Although rather rare, a person who has a preexisting narrow tubal lumen, such as the presence of acquired or congenital stenosis, may have severe discomfort on ascent, given the difficulty in passively opening the tube (i.e., higher opening pressures are required for the tube to open).