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noun - an instrument for examining the ear
OTOSCOPY - An otoscope or auriscope is a medical device which is used to look into the ears. Health care providers use otoscopes to screen for illness during re...
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The visual examination of the inner ear using an otoscope |
bOtoscopyb is an examination that involves looking into the ear with an instrument called an botoscopeb (or auriscope). This is performed in order to examine the 'external auditory canal' the tunnel that leads from the outer ear (pinna) to the eardrum. |
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An otoscope or auriscope is a medical device which is used to look into the ears. Health care providers use otoscopes to screen for illness during regular check-ups and also to investigate ear symptoms. An otoscope potentially gives a view of the ear canal and tympanic membrane or eardrum. Because the eardrum is the border separating the external ear canal from the middle ear, its characteristics can be indicative of various diseases of the middle ear space. The presence of cerumen (ear wax), shed skin, pus, canal skin edema, foreign body, and various ear diseases can obscure any view of the eardrum and thus severely compromise the value of otoscopy done with a common otoscope. * The most commonly used otoscopes consist of a handle and a head. The head contains a light source and a simple low-power magnifying lens, typically around 8 diopters (3.00x Mag). The distal (front) end of the otoscope has an attachment for disposable plastic ear specula. The examiner first straightens the e |