Color blind pediatricians-- detection of otitis media?

[The Dudemeister]

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Anyone else a color blind pediatrician out there? Are there any fancy new technological devices out there to help enable detection of TM pathology that do not rely on color vision? I thought I heard of some otoscope that has a digital graph that shoots a pulse of air at the TM, then shows a digital readout of the movement of the TM and you can use that info to determine if there is an ear infection. I am looking for solutions to enable me to practice on my own, without just relying on using an iphone otoscope attachment, and showing someone else a picture and asking how red it is.

Anyone else a color blind pediatrician? How do you detect ear infections? Any help appreciated...

 

[mvenus929]

I thought I heard of some otoscope that has a digital graph that shoots a pulse of air at the TM, then shows a digital readout of the movement of the TM and you can use that info to determine if there is an ear infection. I am looking for solutions to enable me to practice on my own, without just relying on using an iphone otoscope attachment, and showing someone else a picture and asking how red it is.

How red the TM is should be the last way you determine whether or not the kid has AOM--the kid is probably screaming their head off anyway, and it's probably red from that. You should learn the pneumatic otoscopy techniques--the real determination of whether or not AOM is present is whether the TM is bulging and immobile. Neither of which require color vision.

 

[Cuthbert]

How red the TM is should be the last way you determine whether or not the kid has AOM--the kid is probably screaming their head off anyway, and it's probably red from that. You should learn the pneumatic otoscopy techniques--the real determination of whether or not AOM is present is whether the TM is bulging and immobile. Neither of which require color vision.

End thread. Excellent answer.