Dr Mom Slimline Stainless LED Otoscope, Pocket Otoscope!
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Customer Reviews of Dr Mom Slimline Stainless LED Otoscope, Pocket Otoscope!
Customer Review: Just OK
Summary: 2 Stars
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Visualization with LED is not that bright. Regular light is probably better. The mid-sized speculum (child sized) had a rough edge, and I am unable to use it on my children's ears. Actual visualization of the TM is decent. I like the stainless steel handle, makes it easy to clean. Would be better if it came with some sort of case.
Great for home use. Absolutely not good for clinical use- and I am a Nurse Practitioner with experience looking at ears, and don't understand how some compare it to more expensive otoscopes. While this is OK, it is no Welch-Allyn.
Customer 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.
Customer Review: Good quality, low price
Summary: 4 Stars
This otoscope is of pretty decent quality. A good product for the low cost. The only thing it could use is a small carrying case to put it all in. I would pay a few dollars more if it included a small bag or carrying case.Customer Review: This works well, on a still subject
Summary: 4 Stars
My 11 month old has had several ear infections and that is why I purchased this. I have hardly been able to get a look though, even when he's asleep it stirs him. His ear holes are tiny and he has a lot of wax. That is to be expected though, we can hold him down to get a look if we have to. I feel like I have to look longer to see than the docs. The light is super bright.Customer Review: Essential equipment for parents
Summary: 5 Stars
We have three young children and one of them is prone to ear infections. The symptoms are sneaky and running to the doctor every time we suspect an infection just isn't practical. For a few years, we had a cheapo drugstore otoscope. It was cheap to begin with and never worked all that well. However, it did help us diagnose a few ear infections.
The Dr. Mom Otoscope is a HUGE leap forward. It is very bright and very clear. My only regret is that we didn't find this and buy it earlier!
I give this my highest recommendation.