CHAPTER VIII 



THE EAR 



Examination of the Interior before, and Application of 

 Dressing-s after, an Operation. 



A CURSORY examination of the interior of tiie ear can be 

 made witii tlie fingers, but a speculum of some pattern or 

 other is always an advantage, as also is an electric lamp, as 

 by their aid foreign bodies are more likely to be discovered 

 and dressings can be more easily applied and any irritant 

 matter more readily removed. There are several patterns 



Fig. 49. — Kramer's Speculum. 



of speculum which are convenient for canine work, the two 

 most useful being Kramer's and Avery's (Figs. 49 and 50). 



Dressings may be applied on wadding by the aid of a 

 slender pair of forceps or on the end of a fine probe ; for 

 fluids a syringe with a curved and protected nozzle has been 

 devised, or an ear sponge can be used, whilst for powders, 

 after the cavity has been rendered thoroughly dry, an 

 insufflator (Fig. 28) is very useful. 



Whatever method is adopted, dressings for the interior 



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