Here's a photo of the student using the ear curette to remove flakes of cerumen that are obstructing the view.
Older children sit in a comfortable swivel chair that can be positioned for the examiner's comfort.
The examiner sits on a low stool. She is pulling back on the pinna to straighten the ear canal. We rarely use the ear wash, because it takes a lot longer than removing wax carefully with a curette. But sometimes a wash is necessary if the wax is goopy. Home Patient Eval.