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Ruptured Ear Drum Learning Center

The doctor will look in your ear with an instrument called an otoscope. If the eardrum is perforated, the doctor will see an opening in it, and may even see the bones of the middle ear.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 13, 2009
A doctor can diagnose a perforated eardrum by direct inspection with an otoscope. Hearing tests may reveal a hearing loss.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The doctor may examine the ear with an otoscope, a microscope-type device with a light source for direct inspection of the ear. This examination makes possible the diagnosis of eardrum perforation by allowing the doctor to see an opening in the ea...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
During an ear examination, the doctor looks inside your ear using an instrument called an otoscope.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2009
An otoscope is a hand-held instrument with a tiny light and a cone-shaped attachment called an ear speculum, which is used to examine the ear canal. An ear examination is a normal part of most physical examinations by a doctor or nurse. It is also...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
An otoscope is a hand-held instrument with a tiny light and a cone-shaped attachment called an ear speculum. It is used to examine the ear canal.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Tympanometry is a test used to detect disorders of the middle ear.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 13, 2009
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