Thus, the standard of general otologic diagnosis and ear care remains, for the most part, the largely antiquated monocular otoscope.
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He advocates that doctors go a step further by using a pneumatic otoscope to test the mobility of the tympanic membrane _ the eardrum.
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He is credited with introducing an " interference otoscope ", an apparatus he developed to determine the relative amount of reflection from both ears.
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It's designed to provide a more accurate reading of fluid in the inner ear than the otoscope, an age-old lighting device.
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Since well before " Marcus Welby, M . D ., " physicians have been using an otoscope to peer into the ear.
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Sometimes it's also physically impossible to diagnose yourself properly, for example, if that implies using an otoscope or anoscope, for example.
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Studies have shown that reliance on a monocular otoscope to diagnose ear disease results in a more than 50 % chance of misdiagnosis, as compared to binocular microscopic otoscopy.
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The "'cone of light "', or light reflex, is a visible phenomemon which occurs upon examination of the tympanic membrane with an otoscope.
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Around this time, Starkey also began developing many of the tools that hearing professionals use every day including the video otoscope, advanced silicone impression materials and work benches.
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It is often difficult to get a clear look into a child's ear, especially a screaming toddler's, and some doctors do not use highly sophisticated otoscopes.
