Otoscopic and Radiographic Examination of Dogs Suffering From External Ear Affections.

Otoscopic and radiographic examinations are effective tools to diagnose the ear affections like otitis externa, chronic hypertropic otitis externa, neoplasia, pathological changes of ear canal, etc. The otoscopic examination of 84 dogs revealed presence of different types of texture and colour of exudates in the ear canal. It revealed that the inner wall of external ear canal suffered with erythema, ulceration, hyperplasia of inner wall, hyperplasia of ceruminous glands, presence of excessive hair and polyp. Radiography revealed stenosis, calcification of ear canal, bilateral involvement of ear and increased opacity of the tympanic bulla. Otoscopy and radiography are thus practical and accessible tools for detecting changes in the ear canal and other related structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]