Third Generation Dr Mom Slimline Stainless LED Pocket Otoscope now includes True View Full Spectrum LED and Pocket Clip
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Product Reviews of Third Generation Dr Mom Slimline Stainless LED Pocket Otoscope now includes True View Full Spectrum LED and Pocket Clip
Product Review: BEST PURCHASE EVER!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE this otoscope!! We have been lucky < knock on wood> that we have not had a lot of ear infections. After the first one, I decided to buy this so I can save trips to the doctors by knowing if there is an ear infection before going. My pediatrician showed me what it looks like in their ear when there is an infection and although we still have to go to the doctors to get a real doctor's diagnosis, we have only gone now when we knew ahead of time there was an ear infection!! This has been one of the best purchases I have made. It is also great to see if there is wax deeper in the ear and helped to know it was gone after cleaning!!Product Review: BEST THING IN THE WORLD FOR A PARENT
Summary: 5 Stars
Kind of thought this was going to be cheesy but it really is the best thing since....well you get the idea. Light is brite, you can see super well. Our son has had several ear infections and this item has saved us from trips to the doc. Knowing that he does not have an ear infection and is just being fussy because of teething is a load off. Would purchase again and recommended to anyone.Product Review: Best Otoscope for the Price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent Otoscope, on par with $200 models, very bright with excellent clarity. Just be careful using it or any others.
Talk to your pediatrician so you know what you're doing...
Product Review: Best otoscope in its class by a mile!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am both a Family Nurse Practitioner FNP and a Mom and I can say in my honest opinion this is a really good little otoscope. I initially purchased a Dr Mom otoscope to keep with me when I travel.
My daughter has been prone to ear infections since she started school. I guess it is all the viruses she is exposed to that have gotten this problem started. It never seems to fail that when we travel for holidays she invariably starts complaining about her ears. I would be away from my office otoscope so I would end up having to take her in to an urgent clinic or an ER just so someone could get a look at her This was expensive as well as time consuming. Once I found this wonderful little otoscope I can now travel and never worry about my inability to check my daughters tympanic membrane for the earliest signs of redness. This has been a Godsend especially considering how well this little otoscope works. The light is just as bright as expensive name brand otoscope I use at my office. The view of the tympanic membrane is every bit as clear as what I see with my $300 professional otoscope yet this otoscope is small and compact and travels very nicely in my purse. I now recommend this otoscope in my practice to parents who have children with chronic ear infections. Do I recommend it to all parents.....no. I have some parents I would worry about their ability to stick a CDRom in a computer let alone an otoscope in their child's ear. On the other hand there are other parents who I am sure will become just as proficient as myself at looking into ears if given enough time to practice and learn. Actually many have become just as good at diagnosing early ear infections and seem to be right on 99.9% of the time when they bring their child in for me to confirm what they are seeing. Once I can feel comfortable with a parent I then often just call them in some medication when they call the office reporting fluid and or redness of the eardrum in their child complaining of ear discomfort. I guess the thing I need to say is that even with an otoscope that works well there is a learning curve involved in knowing how to get the information you need using it. There are no bells and whistles that begin playing just by sticking the instrument in a child's ear that has an ear infection. You have to practice and become proficient in knowing what normal is and then you will begin to recognize when things are not looking right. This takes time, patience, and some work. There are also some ear canals that you can't see into no matter what due to excessive ear wax or debris. Bottom line if you are motivated to learn to do ear exams this is a wonderful little device if you do not have an inclination and willingness to put some work into learning then an otoscope is a waste of your time and money no matter how functional the otoscope may be.
Product Review: Better than many expensive versions
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very good otoscope for the price. I am an audiology student and otoscopy is something we do on all patients. I liked the illumination of this otoscope better than most of the $100 otoscopes I've used. When looking in my mother's ear, the view was so crisp and in focus I could see the veins on her eardrum. One thing I don't like is how the speculum attaches to the head of the otoscope. It does not twist on like professional version, you have to push it into the hollow, this took me forever to figure out. You feel like you are breaking it and that the speculum won't fit, but keep pushing it in until it is fully secure.
For parents wanting to use this on their children, I recommend that you ask your pediatrician or medical professional to give you a training session. You can hurt your child and make them afraid of otoscopy...which will make diagnosing and treating their ear infections very difficult for the medical professional. The speculum of the otoscope should never touch/scrape the inner ear canal wall. The inner third of the ear canal (near the eardrum) is composed of bone and is covered with a thin layer of skin. This skin is easily abraded. The ear canal protects itself by having many nerves in this area to alert you to any actions occurring in this region. Scraping the inner ear canal can be very painful. If you are trying to look at the eardrum and you can't see around the a bend in the ear canal, do not use the speculum to press around the bend. This is painful. Instead pull on the pinna (what you call the ear). If it is an older child or an adult, pull the pinna up, if is a younger child pull the ear lobe down. This will straighten out the ear canal as much as it can be straightened to help you view the eardrum. Second, you need to stabilize the hand holding the otoscope. If the child jerks, you could hurt them with the speculum. With the hand that is holding the otoscope, look in the ear while the pinkie finger of that same hand is pressed against the skull. Use your other hand that is not holding the otoscope to pull on the pinna and straighten the ear canal. If for some reason the inner portion of the ear canal is abraded, seek medical attention. Ear canals are dark and moist, a great place for infection to develop.....so always go to the doctor if this happens. Another issue is how you advance the speculum into the ear canal. Don't jam it all the way in and then look. Place the speculum tip in the entrance of the canal, look through the viewer, and then slowly advance the speculum into the ear canal while you are looking through the otoscope until you see the ear drum. Then slowly advance more until the eardrum is in focus as much as you think it can be in focus. The eardrum is extremely thin, we do not want to damage it. When looking at the eardrum, remember that it has blood vessels, and if the child has been screaming bloody murder right before or during the otoscopy then the ear drum could be red just because of the screaming and not because there is infection. Please keep a log of what you see in the ear if anything is abnormal. For those who have scheduled appointments with the ENT, you know it can take a long time to get in. You may catch the fact that your kid is having an episode of ear problems with your otoscope, but it could be resolved before your appointment. It is still important to tell the ENT what you saw and how long it occurred. Recurrent ear problems need to be documented.
On a side note, purchase the insurance with this if you can. I carried mine around in my backpack and the lens popped out and the otoscope has now been thrown away. Also you need to keep the speculum disinfected. Once it has been in the ears of a person treat it like a piece of chewed gum. Place it in a container for used speculum, clean your hands, and don't use the same uncleaned speculum for several people, you wouldn't share your gum, don't share your speculum.