In summer, because of the hot weather, you will see that many water parks are a sea of people. As the saying goes: “Summer is suitable for staying in air-conditioned rooms or in water.” But behind your coolness, you have thought about causing bacterial infections in a small pool filled with people.
One such infection is otitis media, which is infected by the eustachian tube. The water park mentioned above, because many people are in a pool, bacterial infection is very easy to happen. Water is no longer clear water. If people are still swimming inside, taking a bath or even playing, it is easy to get otitis media when the water enters the ear.
If it is acute otitis media, then you need to go to the hospital to check with an otoscope. An otoscope is a medical term that is an elastic gray-white translucent film that is shaped like a funnel and has a caliber size. It is widely used in otolaryngology clinics for ear examinations and physical examination centers. It separates the external auditory canal from the middle ear. When inspecting, the appropriate otoscope can be selected according to the width of the external auditory canal to observe the whole part of the ear canal and the tympanic membrane. During the inspection, there are two methods of inspection, namely one-hand inspection and two-hand inspection.
The otoscope is the most commonly used inspection tool for ear problems.AMIS Medical Co. Ltd. It is a professional medical equipment supplier, Our main business is manufacturing and marketing various hospital equipment, surgical products, and disposable items. For otoscopes, we have two types – conventional otoscopes and air otoscopes. The two are similar in appearance, in which the air otoscope only connects one airbag more than the conventional otoscope, but the application of the air otoscope is more extensive. Please feel free to contact us if you need it.
