Patients may have ear pain at the same time, for one of two reasons as will be described. The throat and the ear share some of the same nerves, so that throat pain can be felt as pain in the ears. Also, the inflammation of the soft tissues in the throat can cause the Eustachian tube to become temporarily pinched off..
Visqueen is a brand of polyethylene plastic sheeting (typically Low-density polyethylene) produced by British Polythene Industries Limited. It is the registered trade mark of British Polythene Limited in numerous countries throughout the world.
Not to be confused with viscous. Viscose is both a semi-synthetic fiber, formerly called viscose rayon, or rayon and a solution of cellulose xanthate. The latter is produced by treating dissolving pulp with aqueous sodium hydroxide and carbon disulfide which is used to spin the viscose rayon fiber.