What is the name of that thing the doctor uses to look into your ear and check you for brains?

Question

OK, I found it, and the catalogue uses both names.

Thanks for the help.

Answer 1

It's called a "Democrat Detector."  If there is a brain in the skull, then the patient is  a Democrat.

Answer 2

It's called otoscope in vet medicine too. Though generally we're checking the ear canal and not looking for brains. Hehehehe, most dogs don't have those anyway!

Answer 3

Well it doesn't quite check for your brains :-D  but it's called an auriscope.

EDIT: I wonder if the name is an English vs. American thing? A quick straw poll of colleagues at St.Thomas' Hospital, London today had most calling it an auriscope. The only ones calling it an otoscope were a U.S.-trained nurse and a doctor from Trinidad.

Interesting...

Answer 4

The name I am more familiar with is "otoscope." They use it to examine the ear canal and to visualize the ear drum.