Noun(1) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane(2) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light(3) used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
Noun(1) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane(2) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light(3) used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
(1) An otoscope should be used to examine the external auditory canal for cerumen, foreign bodies, and abnormalities of the canal skin.(2) No significant differences were found between the groups in terms of reported symptoms or a physical examination with an otoscope .(3) To examine the ear, doctors use an otoscope , a small instrument similar to a flashlight, through which they can see the eardrum.(4) Some might carry blood counting equipment or culture media for throat swabs, otoscope , ophthalmoscope, catheters, sterile gloves, sutures, needles, scissors, and other such essentialsu2026(5) Patients were also asked four questions to further evaluate their sensations and preferences, and then an otoscopic examination was performed to check for irritation or damage.(6) The predictive ability of tympanometry was lower, however, if the otoscopic examination showed retraction or other signs of effusion, but myringotomy demonstrated the absence of middle ear fluid.(7) Children with otoscopic signs of acute inflammation were eligible for the study if they did not have symptoms of serious disease or a history of significant complications from otitis.(8) No significant changes were recorded in the qualitative analysis of tympanometry results and otoscopic observations.(9) In a study of otoscopes used by 96 private practice physicians, approximately one third of the devices were found to have a suboptimal output of light.(10) Even though the otoscopic examination may show tympanic membrane inflammation, the middle ear fluid may be sterile by the time the patient seeks care.
