Can ENTs Actually Look Beyond the Ear Drum?

[Tim Hogan]

Can ENT's routinely use like tiny camera to look past the Ear Drum and give a more detailed analysis on the current state that the ear is in without damaging anything.

Obviously this would be pointless many cases, but in my case Tinnitus induced by a Tympanometry, i haven't found a single person with this issue, people say it cant be noise damage (even tho i thought it was loud), so that leaves only pressure, maybe pressure altered fluid or shook something out of place.


I'm hoping that if its possible i can get an ENT to look inside and see whats up and either go, heres a problem or nope nothing abnormal, for some peace of mind.

 

[MikeP505]

I don't believe they can with the instruments they usually own. A CT or MRI can get a better picture of the inner ear.

 

[PaulBe]

It has been done fiber-optically. Its how they access the middle ear to perform tenotomy for intractable TTTS.