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Otoscope
The otoscope is the device doctors use to look in the ear.
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A 37-year old asked:
How do you turn on an otoscope?
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A 36-year old asked:
Where can I buy otoscope in orlando?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: otoscope?
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A 39-year old asked:
Where can I purchase an otoscope - preferably from a shop as opposed to on-line?
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A 35-year old asked:
The "otoscope" is used by doctors to examine which part of the body?
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A 36-year old asked:
Which is better, a single or a double otoscope/ophthalmoscope set?
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A 38-year old asked:
Doctor bumped my eardrum with an otoscope, should he?
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A 29-year old asked:
Doctor bumped my eardrum with an otoscope, should I be concerned?
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A 37-year old asked:
Has a doctor ever used an otoscope to examine your urethra?
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A 45-year old asked:
Has a doctor ever used an otoscope (think it was an otoscope) to examine your urethra?
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A 47-year old asked:
How can an otoscope allow a person to see the middle ear?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Having lightheadeness of unknown cause. How to r/o sinus issues? Is md looking in nares with otoscope adequate?I do get occasional sinus pain at night
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A 47-year old asked:
Can an inner ear infection be seen with an otoscope?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Do ENTs ever miss impacted ear wax when taking a quick glance with an otoscope, or is it really obvious?
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A member asked:
I have tinnitus and some hearing loss.Can a Dr tell by looking in your ears with otoscope if is wax or could wax be impacted way in and not visible?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Growth outside ear canal at least 7 yrs. Drs never mentioned just had derm and physical would be seen with otoscope correct? Anxiety has me worried
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A female asked:
Can ear wax be so blocked in the inner ear that the ear doctor cannot see it with an otoscope?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can barotrauma from a airplane be mistaken as otitis media with effusion? Do they look similar on a ear exam with a otoscope?
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A 26-year old male asked:
What does it mean when your tympanic membrane has ruptured and your ear smells, but it looks clean when examined with an otoscope?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Im concerned I either ruptured my ear drum or have an infection. I have no pain but the hearing is off. I got a home otoscope and it definitely does not look like the other side?
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A 37-year old female asked:
If you think bad teeth are the cause of your ear pain will a dentist look into you ear with a otoscope?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Episodes of Dizziness,(not vertigo), lightheaded,vision going black at times, brain fog. occas sinus pressure, normal sinuses w/ otoscope.Cause of sx?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Ive been suffering with tinnitus for 5 months only on my left ear Ive gone to many doctors and say my ear is okay I bought a otoscope camera and saw a big chunk of ear wax covering my eardrum could this be the reason for ringing? Im 24 years old?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Ear canal pain for 1 month, worse when chewing. No infection but doc saw dried blood & prescribed drops for presumed abrasion. No improvement after 3 weeks. If present, would ear cancer likely be midsiagnosed as simple abrasion via otoscope?
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