Timeline for What are some symptoms of an ear infection?
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| Sep 13, 2011 at 1:39 | comment | added | Marie Hendrix | Many things can be "not right" but not visible with an otoscope. If a child has frequent ear infections with an associated presenting pattern, an otoscope may be very helpful. But it should NOT be used as a primary indicator to parents that there is no need to see a physician or to determine that there is no problem that needs to be addressed. | |
| Sep 12, 2011 at 14:32 | comment | added | tomjedrz | You don't have to go to medical school to look in an ear. The pictures that come with a consumer oriented otoscope are good enough to determine if something is not right, which is all you need. It helped us quite a bit to decide between ear infection (go see doctor) and cold (ride it out). | |
| Sep 12, 2011 at 6:56 | comment | added | Torben Gundtofte-Bruun | Buying an otoscope it rather useless unless you're trained to know what to look for. Without medical background, I have no idea what looks normal and what doesn't. | |
| Sep 12, 2011 at 4:16 | history | answered | tomjedrz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |