One of the leading reasons people go to the doctor, we perform about 250 million ear exams a year.
The difficult and subjective nature of the ear exam leads to 70% of diagnoses and treatments being incorrect.
We overtreat 1/3 of cases, with 8 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions and $1 billion of wasted resources.
Ear exams are performed by a wide range of practitioners. This includes specialist ENT doctors, pediatricians, primary care physicians, physicians assistants, and nurse practitioners — all with a wide range of ear exam experience. We seek to provide objective analysis to support clinical decision making at every level of care.
Telehealth is leaving ear exams behind because eardrum imaging is still too hard. We seek to make eardrum imaging easier and support new revenue models like eConsults. This provider-to-provider workflow improves efficiency, letting each practitioner work at the maximum of their training and skill set.
With young and uncomfortable patients, it can often be easier to grab a short video of the ear exam than try to frame that one perfect eardrum picture. Our patented SelectStitch software uses a trained AI model to analyze that video frame by frame, identify frames showing eardrum, choose the areas with the best focus and fewest obstructions, and put it all together into one coherent image.
Our team includes experts in ear disease, artificial intelligence, full stack development, medical devices, regulatory clearance, and healthcare operations. We have the right team to execute on our vision to bring ear disease screening tools to every exam room, walk in clinic, school health office, and beyond.
Images by freepik. Ear icon created by Roundicons - Flaticon. Regulatory disclaimer: Otologic Technologies has no products for sale. Software features described are in development, are not cleared for sale by any regulatory agency, and may never be products for sale.
