When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination.
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A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat.
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A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the physician's face and hence towards the head mirror.
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:We have an article on head mirror which answers most of your questions .---talk 17 : 24, 20 March 2010 ( UTC)
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:: : : : : If you look at head mirror, as Sluzzelin suggested, it answers your question about what the mirrors were used for.
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If they had a name more specific than " head mirror ", I don't know it .-- Nunh-huh 06 : 40, 13 August 2006 ( UTC)
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Indirect laryngoscopy involved the use of a small laryngeal mirror ( not unlike modern dental mirrors ) that was inserted into the throat, in combination with the head mirror you speak of ( used to illuminate the smaller mirror ).