hazelm Posted August 18, 2019 Report Posted August 18, 2019 When you go to your doctor for a "once-over-lightly" checkup he shines a light into your ear and declares it clean - or not. Can he see the ear drum with this kind of looking? Isn't the ear drum hidden behind a membrane? Thanks. Quote
exchemist Posted August 18, 2019 Report Posted August 18, 2019 When you go to your doctor for a "once-over-lightly" checkup he shines a light into your ear and declares it clean - or not. Can he see the ear drum with this kind of looking? Isn't the ear drum hidden behind a membrane? Thanks.The ear drum is the membrane. It separates the outer ear from the middle ear, where the bones are that transmit the sound to the cochlea. So yes indeed, the doctor can see the ear drum - as those of us who suffered with middle ear infections as children know quite well :) . Quote
hazelm Posted August 18, 2019 Author Report Posted August 18, 2019 The ear drum is the membrane. It separates the outer ear from the middle ear, where the bones are that transmit the sound to the cochlea. So yes indeed, the doctor can see the ear drum - as those of us who suffered with middle ear infections as children know quite well :) .Hmmm? Interesting. I had been misinformed. Thanks. Quote
hazelm Posted September 26, 2019 Author Report Posted September 26, 2019 When you face any problem in ear then Otoscope is used by doctors. A doctor can be able to see the tiny bones of the middle ear from this instrument.Really is interesting because it was a doctor who said "no" when I asked him if he could see into the middle ear. But, nowadays, nothing in the medical world surprises me. exchemist 1 Quote
exchemist Posted September 26, 2019 Report Posted September 26, 2019 When you face any problem in ear then Otoscope is used by doctors. A doctor can be able to see the tiny bones of the middle ear from this instrument.This sounds incorrect to me as well. An otoscope is for viewing the outer ear and cannot see past the eardrum. For looking at the middle ear, one would have pass an instrument up through the eustachian tube. But your reply is odd. You may just be a spammer, so I'll report you to be on the safe side. :) Quote
hazelm Posted September 26, 2019 Author Report Posted September 26, 2019 This sounds incorrect to me as well. An otoscope is for viewing the outer ear and cannot see past the eardrum. For looking at the middle ear, one would have pass an instrument up through the eustachian tube. But your reply is odd. You may just be a spammer, so I'll report you to be on the safe side. :)Pass an instrument up my eustachian tube? OUCH. No way! I'll just enjoy being deaf in one ear. I can sleep on the good ear and nothing will awaken me. Quote
exchemist Posted November 20, 2019 Report Posted November 20, 2019 The eardrum is a thin membrane that separates your ear canal (the part that is open to the outside) from your middle ear. No sh1t. Quote
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