Tube Troubles. The Eustachian tube is a small passageway from your inner ear to the back of your nose, and plays an important part in the hearing process. Every time you swallow, yawn, or blow your nose, the Eustachian tube opens and allows air to pass from the middle of your ear to the back of your nose. This process equalizes the pressure in our ears, and prevents the eardrum from bulging in or out too much.
Oromotor dyspraxia, also called verbal apraxia or apraxia of speech: Makes it difficult to coordinate muscle movements needed to pronounce words. Kids with dyspraxia may have speech that is slurred and difficult to understand because theyâre unable to enunciate.
Symptoms of dyspraxia. Dyspraxia is often thought of as causing physical difficulties, but it can affect other areas of a child's life: 1  Balance and co-ordination affects ability to hold pens, pencils and handwriting, and dressing, and eating skills using cutlery.2  Following instructions, organisation and short term memory.yspraxia is often thought of as causing physical difficulties, but it can affect other areas of a child's life: 1  Balance and co-ordination affects ability to hold pens, pencils and handwriting, and dressing, and eating skills using cutlery.