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Does instruments used ent transmit hiv
Hello doctor since 2days onwards I am experiencing Kindof watery n very light blood discharge from both my ears . Am very much panic to visit local ent clinics because about instruments such as otoscope or any other instruments which are insurted into ears can transmit hiv or not because this machines are mostly used for all the patients plz respond
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Dr. Rajdeep
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
4 yrs exp
Mohali
Not possible with otoscope unless it’s having blood on it at the Time of examination
That is also having very very less chances
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Dr. Varunkumar J
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
8 yrs exp
Puducherry
Good evening
Kindly donot worry it will not happen
Kindly donot think about it !
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
Allergist/Immunologist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
HIV can only be transmitted by exchange of bodily fluids.
All instruments used in dental and ENT clinics are either autoclaved or gas sterilised or in my case ultrasonically cleaned and then sterilised in a dry formalin chamber.
For convenience's sake I use disposable wooden tongue depressors to examine mouth to save time and effort in sterilising tongue depressors.
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Please contact your local doctors and inquire about their sterilisation methods before consulting them.
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Kolkata
In general the instruments are sanitized each time before examining each ear.
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Indore
Not at all my frd
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Dr. Adhavan
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
5 yrs exp
Chennai
it doesn't..
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