Smartphone Otoscope Review – A new smartphone-enabled otoscope reportedly provides clear, portable images of the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, which could one day allow diagnosing ear infections without a doctor’s office visit, according to an abstract published Monday (Oct. 28, 2013). . ) at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exposition in Orlando.
In the “Comparative Evaluation of Smartphone Otoscope for Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media” study, researchers studied the effectiveness of a smartphone otoscope application in the accurate diagnosis of acute otitis media (AOM) or ear infection in children. The study included 63 children with upper respiratory tract symptoms who presented to an urban emergency department (ED) between May and December 2012. Each child was examined with the traditional otoscope as well as the CellScope Oto, a new device. The inner ear connects to a smartphone providing video via an app.
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A total of 49 children (mean age, 2.9) were diagnosed with AOM. There were no differences in diagnostic quality or confidence ratings between the devices by independent clinicians who viewed the images taken by the researchers. Diagnosis and treatment recommendations were also compared by instrument.
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A smartphone application helps visualize the tympanic membrane of a child’s ear. A total of 95% of parents responded positively to viewing images and said they felt comfortable using the app and the app themselves.
“CellScope Otto allows parents to see what the doctor sees, which helps them better understand their child’s diagnosis and treatment,” said study author Kathryn Rappaport, MD. In addition, video images provide baseline and ongoing documentation of childhood ear infections.
“Now you can have real-time video documentation of findings that can be tracked over time, which can help with diagnosis and treatment decisions,” he said.
Dr. Rappaport said parents were also more than happy to take pictures of their child’s ears remotely or from home and send them in for testing. The NTE430 Digital Otoscope is a second generation USB digital camera for ear, nose or throat examination. Via a USB, Micro-USB or USB-C connection to an Android, Windows or Mac OSX (not iOS) device. It is a simple and inexpensive USB otoscope that currently provides high quality photos or videos.
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Self-examine your ears – If you feel ear pain, itching or a foreign body in your ear, quickly examine your ears using this otoscope and view the image instantly on your Android phone or computer. This model does not support iPhone or iPad!!!
0.17 inch diameter camera – Teslong is proud to make the smallest otoscope camera in the industry. This otoscope has overheating protection even after prolonged use.
1 inch focal length – A fixed focal length of 2 cm / 1 inch makes it easy to examine the eardrum and ear canal. Be sure to adjust the distance between the camera and the hearing aid for the best images.
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