A text-book on diseases of the ear, nose and throat . Shade and condenser. face, which will also partially support the edges of the soft palate, andthe distal rim of the mirror will be in contact with the posterior pharyn-geal wall. The patient is directed to phonate a vowel of high pitch,which act depresses the base of the tongue, lifts the epiglottis, and bringsinto view the laryngeal cavity. While the parts are in this position the EXAMINATION OF THE LARYNX. 591 patient may be directed to take a few deep and ra^Did breaths, as they ex-aggerate the normal excursions of the vocal cords and at
A text-book on diseases of the ear, nose and throat . Shade and condenser. face, which will also partially support the edges of the soft palate, andthe distal rim of the mirror will be in contact with the posterior pharyn-geal wall. The patient is directed to phonate a vowel of high pitch,which act depresses the base of the tongue, lifts the epiglottis, and bringsinto view the laryngeal cavity. While the parts are in this position the EXAMINATION OF THE LARYNX. 591 patient may be directed to take a few deep and ra^Did breaths, as they ex-aggerate the normal excursions of the vocal cords and at once determinetheir condition as to motility. Fig. Pomerovs head-mirror. In some instances the patient will do better to hold the tongue him-self in the manner described, thus leaving both hands of the examinerfree. This is of course necessary in all instrumentation for therapeutic Fig. 240.
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