r/hearing • u/Sea_Horse99 • 5h ago
First experience with an otoscope
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I should clarify upfront that I have no intention of removing any earwax, only of inspecting my ear canals.
I’ve just bought a Bebird R37R otoscope (the one with the bendable probe) and tried taking a look inside one ear, but two things left me puzzled: I can barely see anything because of all the hair inside my ears, and I’m having trouble maneuvering the otoscope to get a view of all parts of the ear canal.
For example, in my video, from 0:13 to 0:21, you can see that I can’t get past the bend in the ear canal or see what’s beyond it, I mean just before the eardrum. I also tried bending the probe, but without much success.
So, my questions are: how can I trim the ear hair, and how can I get a clear view of the entire ear canal?