Otocalorimeter for exploration of the vestibular apparatus, to be performed by excitation of the semicircular canals of the inner ear, by the movement of the endolymphatic fluid caused by a change in temperature as a result of the irrigation of the external auditory canal with water at a temperature lower or higher than the organic constant , characterized in that in a single movable unit displaceable in height, are housed with adequate external and internal insulation, two tanks of similar capacity with an irrigating liquid content that allows continuity in each exploration session, having in said constructive means means to maintain constant the individual temperature of said deposits during the exploration for its successive application by means of appropriate switches, external means indicating the respective temperatures, and means for regulating the pressure of the liquid in the course of the exploration. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
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