Nearly 65 million American adults, or one in. three persons, have hypertension. Often called. the âsilent killerâ because of the lack of early. symptoms, high blood pressure contributed to. the death of more than 52,600 people in 2003. (American Heart Association, 2005). The death.
An ear examination can detect problems in the ear canal, eardrum, and the middle ear, such as infection, excessive earwax, or an object like a bean or a bead. During an ear examination, an instrument called an otoscope is used to look at the outer ear canal and eardrum.ow It Is Done. An ear examination can be done in a doctor's office, a school, or the workplace. For an ear examination, the doctor uses a special instrument called an otoscope to look into the ear canal and see the eardrum.
Ear Infections-Symptoms. Symptoms of a middle ear infection (acute otitis media) often start 2 to 7 days after the start of a cold or other upper respiratory infection. Symptoms of an ear infection may include: 1  Ear pain (mild to severe).2  Babies often pull or tug at their ears when they have an earache.3  Fever. 4  Drainage from the ear that is thick and yellow or bloody. 5  This means the eardrum has probably burst (ruptured). 6  The hole in the eardrum often heals by itself in a few weeks.ymptoms of an ear infection may include: 1  Ear pain (mild to severe). 2  Babies often pull or tug at their ears when they have an earache. 3  Fever. 4  Drainage from the ear that is thick and yellow or bloody. 5  This means the eardrum has probably burst (ruptured).