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14. Basic Otoscope

What it is: an ear explorer that allows you to see the wax inside your own ear. Date of invention: 2006; average cost: $459.36* I saw this ear scope on CNN, and I think it's a great idea for anyone who has trouble keeping their ears clean. The battery-operated Ear Scope TV is a confined endoscope that lets you view the video within your ear on a monitor. Any TV display can have the endoscopic footage connected to it using a standard connection.

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Easy Ear Explorer on Pinterest/HHall Stories With the LED light that comes with the endoscope, you can see clearly. The scope was introduced in 2006. Typically, ear cleaning picks are included with the purchase of ear scopes, also called ear explorers.