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what the risks are ear anatomy, medical findings, ear anatomy, otoscopic exam, the ear, otoscope, in an ear examination, a health care provider looks inside the ear canal using an instrument, an otoscope, exam is performed to investigate an earache, ear infection, hearing loss, ear symptoms, health care provider, dim the lights, in the room, a young child, lie on back, the head turned, side, child, adult, the child's head resting against an adult's chest, older children, adults, sit, the head tilted toward the shoulder opposite the ear examined, examiner's hand holding the otoscope, securely braced against the side, the patient's head, outer ear is grasped by the examiner's free hand, gently pulled up, forward to help straighten the ear canal, better viewing, ear speculum, a cone-shaped piece, the otoscope, slowly inserted, ear canal looking, otoscope, speculum is angled slightly toward the patient's nose to follow the canal, speculum is not inserted deeply, a light beam shines, ear canal, otoscope is gently moved to different angles to          View the canal walls, eardrum, view blocked by earwax, otoscope equipped, a plastic bulb that introduces a tiny puff of air, external ear canal, pneumatic otoscopy, to test ear drum has full mobility, decreased mobility, mean that there is fluid, in the middle ear space, no preparation is needed, , an infection is present, some discomfort, pain, there, increase in pain, examining the ear, reveal the cause of symptoms an earache, ear feeling full, hearing loss, in young children, symptoms of an ear infection tugging, ear, crankiness, fever, examining the ear, useful means of monitoring the effectiveness of treatments, ear problems, ear canal, in size, color, the canal is skin-colored, has small hairs, earwax present, yellowish-brown color, ear drum, light-gray color, a glistening pearly-white, small bones, the middle ear, pushing on the eardrum membrane, tent poles, a cone of light, light reflex, seen reflecting off the eardrum surface, ear infections, a common problem, small children, middle ear infections present light reflex is dull, absent, eardrum red, bulging, amber liquid, bubbles behind the eardrum, fluids collect, in the middle ear, an external ear infection present ear canal is red, tender, swollen, painful, wiggling, pulling on the outer ear, canal is filled, yellowish-green pus, additional conditions under which the test performed, cholesteatoma, external ear infection, chronic, ruptured, perforated eardrum ear speculum is not disinfected, an infection, spread, one ear, not all ear problems, detected by looking, an otoscope, additional ear, hearing tests needed, case of otoscopes designed, in the home, lower quality than the ones providers use, parents, not be able to recognize some, the subtle signs of an ear problem, symptoms of severe ear pain, hearing loss, dizziness, fever, ringing, in the ears, ear discharge, bleeding, the health care provider, earwax, normal protective secretion, the ear canal, not dangerous, should not be removed by putting an object, ear, several products available at drugstores that dissolve, soften the earwax so that it flushed out gently, warm water.