Third Generation Dr Mom Slimline Stainless LED Pocket Otoscope with Soft White Natural Hue Light Spectrum in Clamshell Packaging

This is an amazingly useful small item most people who are careful and confident about self "nursing" and care should have. As the prduct itself indicates this is basically a magnifier with a led light. However, it really is very useful. My husband had an ear wax build up in the past and was told to buy over the counter remedies (clean up system/ear drop and pump) and do it at home. Yes we/I did it in the past but just after getting 0.5 cm diameter piece out we thought that that must be it. When I got the otoscope two weeks ago I understood that without looking into the ear canal you can never know what is happening inside. Thanks to this so reasonably priced otoscope we toook time in doing the job gradually, putting one- or two drops of glycerin (baby oil is also fine) in the course of couple of days, softening the build up then after three times of careful and cautious cleaning with he help of the over the counter systems he is compleletly free of the build up. I would never understand what we were doing and most probably would not succseed in comptleting the clean up if I could not see what was inside. It was scary, but seeing inside helped a lot.One needs to pull the ear quite a bit to help the ear canal to get more of a straight line, otherwise it is very easy to use.If you are applying on your children they may feel like they are punished through pulling of ear!!! It looks funny to pull the ear.If you are applying its reuseable head make sure that you really wash them each time as recommended in order to avoid introducing bacteria. I am recommending it very strongly for those who might need it but also remind us all that the ease with which one can use it should not blind one that afterall one is engaging in a small medical examination and should also show the basic care as the health professionals take. Otherwise such self usable things may turn out to be dangerous. I am saying this becasue the view is pretty fascinating and it is very tempting to just look into everybodies ear in the family without thinking about such things.

My partner is a retired ER nurse and was delighted to get this as a gift. Light weight, excellent quality and functional, so much better than her old professional clunky model. Does the job and at a great price.

You don't have many choices of Otoscopes. You have an expensive Welch-Allyn at $300 or Dr Mom at $26. Any more questions?WA products use halogen bulbs at $35 replacements, generating heat, suck up battery life, and burn out quickly.Dr Mom products use LED lights, no cost for bulbs, no heat, low battery use, and never burn out bulbs.I have not used WA products but suspect this was the only one available at the time the dentist or doctor graduated and set up her practice, so no choice. I think they are dependable, but then again, when is an otoscope a life-saving device? Does it matter if it fails? Just get two! Or a dozen at this price.Mine works fine. I use it on pet ears and can see inside clearly. I bought the cheapest model at $26 to test out. The only issue is that the specula falls out easily, sometimes in my pets ear. This could be improved and is the reason for the 4 stars.My other issue is that the manufacturer, I spoke to her once, is a rude lady and from what I have read in reviews gives you a hard time with returns. I suspect a lot of 'great' reviews online on this product, were written by her on her own product. While this damages her credibility, the product is good, so deserves a fair rating.The light is bright. Holder is slim and easy to carry. One specula comes with pkg, so you need to order more. Most speculas in dog or cat ears pick up some wax on ends and hard to clean off. I'm still on the same batteries after 2 yrs of use. No problems.I will now buy the higher end otoscope by Dr Mom. This should be bigger and stronger hopefully, giving me even more views into my animal ears.If you remove the narrowing specula, you get a magnifying lighted view of anything you look at - splinter, watch repair, dust particles,...!This is a useful device and no home should be without one.

So sick of all the Chinese made junk that is sold on Amazon these days, so was pleasantly surprised to find this ear-scope that seemed to be a quality product with authentic positive reviews for it. It works really well and is a great addition to a home firstaid kit. It's also useful for viewing suspicious looking skin spots or for removing a splinter. The weight, feel and look of it gives the impression of being a quality product that should have a long life span.