Hold each earlobe gently between your thumb and forefinger, applying a light downward pull for five seconds before releasing.

Methods We conducted a study of the diagnostic accuracy of oral, tympanic membrane (TM) and temporal artery (TA) thermometry to measure fever in an urban emergency department (ED). Data were collected ...

(4) Children with intact tympanic membrane; (5) Otoscopic examination suggests that tympanic membrane is inverted and fluid is accumulated in the middle ear; and (6) Age between 5‒10 years-old.

It can be used to test the condition of the middle ear, determining whether it is functioning normally, contains fluid, or whether the tympanic membrane has been punctured.

A male infant presented with reduced oral intake, low-grade fever and postauricular erythema. Clinical examination revealed a soft, tender swelling posteroinferior to the mastoid tip with a dull ...

Otoscopic findings were categorized by tympanic membrane (TM) position, color, translucency, and mobility. Otoscopic score was assigned based on McCormick otoscopy scale (OS)-8 scale. Results ...

It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ear (consisting of the cochlea and vestibular organs ...

Funny thing about the sounds of urban humanity: The cities I have traveled to and from marry certain forms of sound in and ...

"Labyrinthitis may arise from a microperforation of the tympanic membrane [eardrum] due to the tick bite. The authors hypothesized that this perforation provided access for the neurotoxin ...

IN investigations on the extent to which objective tests can be used to obtain information on the magnitude of the effective amplification hearing aids give to a deaf user, a knowledge of the ...

Symptoms of ear infections include: pain hearing loss balance problems drainage from the ear (from a ruptured tympanic membrane) Small children are more likely to have ear infections. Signs of an ear ...