title: Pneumatic otoscopy in the diagnosis of middle ear effusion: the use of video as a teaching aid.
abstract: A recent survey has shown that the average general practitioner could expect to see 40 episodes of middle ear effusion in one year. It is an important condition because of its frequency, its insidious onset, and its persistence. It is presently associated with hearing loss, resulting in educational and social disadvantages. A more accurate diagnosis can be made over other conventional methods by the use of pneumatic otoscopy. It is a technique that is not widely used by general practitioners in this country. A videotape was produced to demonstrate the behaviour of the normal and abnormal eardrum during pneumatic otoscopy. This paper gives a review of how this was achieved.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Burke
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Jones
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000379:methods*