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Examen del oído - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Otoscopia

Riesgos:

Si no se limpia apropiadamente el instrumento utilizado para mirar dentro del oído, una infección puede diseminarse de un oído al otro.

Consideraciones especiales:

No todos los problemas del oído pueden detectarse mirando a través de un otoscopio. Es posible que se necesiten audiometrías y exámenes del oído adicionales.

Los otoscopios que se venden para uso casero son de menor calidad que los utilizados en los consultorios médicos. Es posible que los padres no puedan reconocer muchos de los signos sutiles de un problema de oído. Si hay síntomas de dolor de oído intenso, hipoacusia, vértigo, fiebre, zumbido en los oídos o secreción o sangrado del oído, consulte con el médico.

Anatomía del oído

Hallazgos médicos basados en la anatomía del oído externo

Examen otoscópico del oído

Reviewed last on: 2/16/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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