5th Gen Dr Mom Professional Otoscope - Full-Size with Our Largest Lens, Complete with Batteries and Hard Travel Case

I have owned several of these Dr. Mom otoscopes, including the original, third generation, fourth generation and now fifth generation. I am a physician and I keep these at home or for travel. And I give them away to friends. I have been happy with all of them. Now, having tried the fifth generation model I am quite impressed and I don’t understand how they can sell a nice quality product like this at such a reasonable price. I still have my original Welch Allen from medical school, which cost about 10 times as much. The light is a good color for examining the tympanic membrane. The image is clear. It runs on C batteries, which I like because I don’t have to worry if it’s charged or not when kids are visiting and they have an earache. The switch is much better than the cheap purple knock-off, which I regrettably bought. It even has a port for insufflation. It feels like a quality instrument, and I am looking forward to using it. Very handy to have around and well worth the money.

Great quality & awesome instructions for easy use. Very informative!

My kid has a history of ear infections and just generally catching ALL THE GERMS. She wouldn’t always present with the ‘normal’ signs or symptoms of an ear infection and we would only know for sure if we made a trip to the pediatrician. Enter this handy dandy otoscope. I have already saved 100$s in copays because I can check her ears and decide if a trip to the doctor is warranted. The otoscope comes with an insert that gives instructions and color picture insert that describes what a healthy ear looks like and several images of a not so well ear. I have also used this on my big kid that has some pretty gnarly wax build up and needs an ear lavage a couple times per year. I can take a peek to make sure no big chunks of ear wax isn’t hanging around. This has been a very good investment and works well.

Seems well made, plenty good for home use. I like that the carrying case has separate places to hold the batteries so that you don't forget and leave them in the scope to corrode.

I am a pediatrician. I look in around 20 pairs of ears a day. I bought this otoscope to have at home so I can look in my child’s ears. It works well! LED lights really can wash out the colors of the ear drum, and this one didn’t have that problem.Is this better than my work Welch Allyn with the halogen light bulb? No- nothing is ever going to beat that. That otoscope is, however, ridiculously expensive. Is it better than the professional Welch Allyn with LED light and 2x zoom? In my opinion, yes. That one washes out the color of the eardrum too much. It is also better (though not a crazy amount better) than the pocketscope Welch Allyn. It is also bigger in size than the pocketscope Welch Allyn so something to consider if you’re planning on traveling with your otoscope. Lastly, it use a C batteries as opposed to AA batteries, which is a bit annoying. Thankfully, the otoscope does come with C batteries in the container.It also is better in terms of color and visualization ability than a camera otoscope. At least for me it’s too diffuse a light and awkward to manipulate with a screen and a toddler. It is also better than 2 cheaper ones I bought at CVS and on Amazon, respectively. Those two were so awful, I cannot believe they are allowed to be sold. I couldn’t, as a professional, see anything with them- the lights were too diffuse and bad quality LED with a blue cast.I cannot speak to the longevity of the product as I am reviewing it based on how it works for visualizing the eardrum. Given the price I am inclined to think this is a very good value. If you prize a smaller affordable otoscope I’d go with the pocket Welch Allyn. If you want the best visualization for the price I’d say this is the one for you!

Good tool, I like it

I’m a retired Otorhinolaryngologist (ENT). This otoscope provides adequate light and optics. Neither are optimal. The light is not direct into the otoscope speculum, but through a prism as pictured above this accounts for its being somewhat weak. The optics on the lens are OK but not great. I’d recommend this as an otoscope to have in one’s home. The scope is well-made and very adequate for visualizing the eardrum and ear canal.You cannot use it to remove wax. Eardrums are very difficult to understand. It takes the average doctor looking at thousands and thousands of ears to be able to understand what the tympanic membrane looks like.If a parent sees a clear, pearly eardrum on one side and an angry red one on the other side, then they can make the diagnosis of otitis media. A normal ear canal on one side and a swollen red one on the other makes the diagnosis of otitis externa. One can also diagnose wax obstruction, but otherwise, non-medical folks the scope will not be that helpful.

What a great buy! This has helped me twice so far and I have only had it for a month. My son said he had a bug in his ear but that it flew out, I didn't think anything of it. When this arrived in the mail (I had completely forgot about the bug at this point) I tested it out on my son and checked his ears and let me tell you was I surprised to see an actual dead bug in his ear. The next time I used it was to look in my daughters ears because she was crying and pulling at them and using the pictures on the case it helped me realize that I was looking at an ear infection on my poor girl. I have 100% loved this tool. I am beyond happy I bought it, my only issue was why I didn't buy it sooner. If you are a parent this is a must for your household!