title: Pneumatoscopy.
abstract: Pneumatoscopy, the use of the pneumatic otoscope to determine mobility of the tympanic membrane (TM), has not been widely adopted in emergency medicine. The loss of TM mobility occurs with fluid in the middle ear and provides a reliable indication of all forms of otitis media. This communication advocates pneumatoscopy as a simple, safe, and useful technique.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000502:physiology