| | |  | Ear Care | Home » » » Earcheck Middle Ear Monitor with Physician-Accuracy | | | | | | | Description: | | It is not always easy to tell if your child has an ear infection. Especially since symptoms vary. But if left unchecked, ear infections can cause hearing loss and learning disabilities in some children. Earcheck Middle Monitor helps take the guesswork out of ear infections by indicating the likelihood of fluid in your child's ear, a key sign of an ear infection. You will then know when to consult the doctor and if your child is diagnosed with an ear infection, you can monitor whether the fluid is gone and the ear infection is clearing up. Earcheck is designed for a child's sensitive ears, sending pleasant sound waves (chirps) down the ear canal. In seconds, the echo of the sound is analyzed to determine the presence of middle ear fluid. The easy to read light sensor indicates when to consult a doctor. Earcheck features the same patented proven acoustic reflectometry technology used by thousands of physicians since 1997 and a technique recommended by the American Academics of Pediatrics and Family Physicians. Earcheck has also been FDA cleared and UL approved for your peace of mind. Earcheck is designed for children six month and over. | | | Features: | |
• Take the guesswork out of ear infections
• Know when to call the doctor
• Reliable results in seconds
• Easy to use and gentle on child's ear
• New and improved with easy to understand results
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.76 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 more accurate than a pediatricianApr 19, 2010
By lb
This is a very helpful little device that every parent of a young child should have. I've been using EarCheck for a few years now, and has been accurate every time.
I recently had reason to doubt its results when getting a "4" and "5" readings on my child's ears after pediatrician (actually 2 different doctors within the same practice) told me that both ears are perfectly fine. However, my instinct told me to trust EarCheck over the pediatrician(s), and I insisted on referral to ENT specialist.
The visit to the ENT showed that there WAS fluid in one of the ears (it was clear fluid so there was no infection per se) and the other ear, although there was no fluid, had a "negative pressure" which also makes eardrum not function properly. ENT was concerned enough to send my child for a hearing test to make sure he's hearing fine and able to progress in his speech development. (luckily, by the time of hearing test the problem resolved by itself, Earcheck was showing green light "1" in both ears, and hearing test results were fine)
I recommend this device to any parent of infant/toddler.
UPDATE: A GREAT PRODUCT *AND* GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!
recently, after about 3 years my Earcheck stopped functioning. Let me just say - it got into the wrong hands. My boys love playing doctor with it, and they don't treat their toys gently... So i took a shot and contacted customer service to see if it could be repaired. The warranty was only for 1 year, and it had definitely been longer than that, so i didn't have much hope... They replied within hours, and told me to send the device to them along with the copy of receipt (which i found in my old e-mails - now i know why i never delete anything). A couple of weeks later i received a brand new EarCheck monitor! (wasn't even charged shipping)
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Good Monitor When Used ProperlyJan 11, 2010
By C. Yancy
"The Pop Culture Mom"
My husband and I bought this monitor at the convenience store in a panic one night. It has since come in handy. It is very easy to use incorrectly, so I can understand why the previous poster has gotten false readings. My husband refuses to read the instructions on everything, and thus has used the monitor incorrectly a number of times and gotten false negatives. If you follow the instructions as written, you will get an accurate reading. Since we bought it, our pediatrician has actually recommended this monitor as a good idea to determine whether the antibiotics are working.
Yes, the product is not perfect, but it's helpful.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 not reliable... and yes, I read the directions and used it properly.Jan 13, 2011
By Sara K. Stevens
"sallys_orchid"
Not much else to say. Save your money. I've gotten positive readings on healthy ears and negative readings on unhealthy ears, and varied readings on the same ear at the same time. It's an awfully expensive security blanket.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Not useful.Jan 10, 2011
By L. KENG
"Truth Seeker"
We have owned this equipment for over two years, it has not been reliable at all. When my kid's middle ears were flaming red with puss, it gave us a reading of 1 (green). And when our pediatrician visually confirmed that everything was fine, it gave us a 3 or 4 (Consult Doctor). I am not sure if it's supposed to work on adults, but it is not accurate on my wife's ears either. In fact, because of that, we asked my kid's pediatrician to take a look at my wife's ears on one visit, and she confirmed that my wife's ears are okay. It's pretty straight forward to use, and we read the instructions many times. It is just not the product for us.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good product, scary for some younger kids.May 12, 2010
By J. Sanchez
The product works as described. It definitely will let you know if you may need to see the pediatrician. Unfortunately my kid is terrified of the loud beeping sounds it makes while it is checking his ear. He is hyper sensitive to sounds so we have to hold him down to use it. If this product had a way to mute the sound I would give it 5 stars.
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