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Show A VIEW OF THE INNER EAR DOUBLE DIAGNOSIS A tiny holder for x-ray film, so small it fits into the human ear, has become a big weapon in the medical fight against hearing losses. Many people have hard-of-hearing defects, and often they're unsuspected. The x-ray device, smaller than a dime, fits into the ear canal next to the eardrum. An x-ray film inside the holder is exposed, in the usual ay, by the beam from the x-ray machine. An x-ray film, or radiograph, radio-graph, is then available for study by radiologists, the doctors who specialize in medical x-ray. To get information about the ear before, surgeons sometimes had i to perform exploratory operations. It was just impossible to "see" enough to diagnose the trouble. Now, evidence is available without need for surgery. It means a.helpful guide in more effective treatment. |