CynaMed Mini Otoscope

Definitely google pictures of ear drums before you make an attempt, or you will think you aren't seeing anything unless the ear drum is severely inflamed and obvious. This is actually a cool little tool to know if you need to make a doctor's appointment or not and to keep a daily eye on an ear infection. It's also just cool to have! Make sure you check the speculums and use the shorter one first. With the longer ones they give you you will not see anything because it makes a shadow in there. The light is also blueish which makes it challenging to know what you're seeing. But again, this is way cheaper than the doctor's version so it's still a huge win!

I’ve tried primac, which looks identical to cynamed but cheaper. Guess what? Looks can be deceiving. The cynamed is 3x magnification and clear viewing any ear canal to the TM without my reading glasses. The similar otoscopes from the other manufacturers are not 3x magnification. I wasted my money on 3 primac and I’m having to order a couple more cynamed to replace them. You won’t be satisfied with any other look a like because though they look and function almost identically, the magnification is true on cynamed. Update: I don’t know what the problem is, but I continue to go through LED bulbs until I have none left. I’m going to try to reach out to the company if I can ever figure out where their contact information is. I still like the otoscope and will continue to use it as long as I can figure out what causes the LEDs to continually Blow.

I ordered it expecting it to be cheaply made. It’s 20 bucks. When it came I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it seemed. I have bad allergies and sometimes ear infections. I hate going to the doctor when I have an earache just so he can look at it and say, “it’s infected” or “theres fluid” So I was excited at being able to quickly tell. My husband and I used it for all of about ten mins before it literally fell apart in my hand. Just fell apart. Couldn’t be put back together. So I reported the issue and quickly got a replacement. Seems to work well so far. Will update review if breaks again.

I got this mini otoscope for my sister's to use. They between the two of them there are 8 kids. It can be a lot of doctors visits for ears especially in the summer. Our family has always has issues with swimmer's ear which can easily turn into an ear infection if left unchecked. This time of year we are always in the water whether it be the pool or lake. We found it to be a great tool to have on hand recently. We were out at the lake and a friend's kid started complaining about their ear hurting. So we pulled out the mini otoscope to see what was happening. Luckily, we did not find any infection , but this poor kid had a piece of debris lodged in his ear. A small piece of plastic from his goggles somehow ended up caught in his ear!! Thanks to our otoscope we were able to see & dislodge it easily.

I’ve tried a couple different products like this to watch my daughter’s ears. She has a history of ear surgeries including developing scar tissue that nearly damaged her eardrum. I’m a healthcare professional so familiar with looking in ears. This particular product is very bright, easy to turn on and very clear. I’ve used previously the tool that connects to an app and it was very hard to use, in addition to being cloudy viewed. I’m very pleased with this product. It comes with several otoscope speculums as well as 2 replacement bulbs. Changing the 2 triple A batteries is a easy too, just need to unscrew the handle. Definitely would buy it again and highly recommend it

YOU NEED TO RECALL THIS ITEM. THIS ITEM IS DANGEROUS, A FIRE HAZARD, AND HURTING PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY REVIEW OF THIS KIND. I am a medical doctor and bought this for in-home use to check my kid’s ears. I used it twice and then it stopped working. I noticed the handle was getting warm so I took the batteries out. Today I went to try to use it again - had the batteries in there for 1 minute when the handle got so hot it burned my hand. Not like “ouch, that’s hot” kind of burn. I have a blister on my thumb. Even if there are only a few items out there that are defective like this, continuing to sell it without addressing the issue is immoral, dangerous, and terrible business practice. I wholeheartedly do not recommend this product. Even when it worked, it wasn’t great. I use otoscopes for a living and couldn’t see much of anything with this one.

You get what you pay for 🤷🏽‍♀️ It’s definitely cheaply made and the lens isn’t impressive but I’m a Nurse Practitioner so I’m hoping it works well enough to diagnose an otitis media on our baby girl when needed.

I purchased this otoscope to examine my dog's ears and to use on medical missions. My fur baby has allergies and frequent ear infections. However, his ear drums were obscured by wax. So I examined my husband's ears Instead. This otoscope was perfect. The lighting was good. It was easy to use. I'm not sure what the bad reviews were about. Perhaps those reviewers received defective otoscopes, or perhaps they did not know how to use an otoscope. I am a physician who has used many different types of otoscopes. I assure you this one is adequate for at home use and probably for the office as well.