Otoscopy

Right Ear Foreign Body

17 years old lady, came to us with chronic right ear itchiness and discomfort for few months. Otoscopy as below: This is likely a cotton bud left in the ear canal for months. She was then referred to a ENT surgeon for foreign body removal.

Left Ear Foreign Body – Ant

30 years old lady, came to us early morning due to sudden left earache which wakes her up from the sleep. Otoscopy done showed a small red ant in the left ear canal. Ear syringing done and the ant was flushed out successfully after 1 attempt.

Ruptured Left Tympanic Membrane with Hearing Impairment

48 years old gentleman, came to us for annual audiometry. Audiometry results as below: Audiogram done showed bilateral hearing impairment with average frequency 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 >25.0. Right side – likely noise-induced hearing loss with dip over high frequency at 6k and 8k. Left side – showed dip over all frequency range, which is …

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Otoscopy

CASE 1: BILATERAL PERFORATED EAR DRUM SECONDARY TO CHRONIC INFECTIONS: 37-year-old lady, office worker with no history of exposure to loud noise, came to use with bilateral ear discomfort for years. Further history revealed that she had few episodes of recurrent ear infections more than 10 years ago. Otoscopy showed bilateral perforated tympanic membrane. Audiogram …

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