Otoscopy is a clinical procedure employed to visually inspect the structures of the ear, especially the External Auditory Canal (EAC) and Tympanic Membrane (TM). Image Credit: Amplivox UK ...

Tympanometry can assist in diagnosing otitis media, but it is not specific enough to be used alone, according to recently published data. Kjell K. Helenius, MD, of the department of pediatrics at ...

Diagnostic criteria included the presence of effusion, as judged by pneumatic otoscopy and/or tympanometry, plus erythema or fullness/bulging of the tympanic membrane, in association with one or ...

Otoscopy will reveal a lobular and white mass, which is caused by the accumulation of crystals in the tophus, and helps differentiate a tophus from osteoma and tympanosclerosis, ...