@@lilcupc4k3s I think it would be better for the kid to mess around than to have an accident in class. Think of how Dr. Mike was when he told the story, no one knew he had an accident and he was still mortified, imagine the bullying the kids that have accidents would go through.
@@literallythefloor5431 I know. But when you have multiple students asking multiple times to go just to play, at some point you tell them to wait or hold it. Plus, for teachers, they might be going over something important or confusing that the student really needs to hear🤷♀️ When I worked at a school, we were told not to let our students go to the bathroom after seeing that some students were having a little art project going on in there. We were told to take group bathroom breaks to monitor them🤷♀️
The thing on Patrick’s head is a concave mirror with a hole in the middle. The doctor lowers it over his eye and looks through the hole and the concave shape of the mirror focuses light at the spot he’s looking at. Nowadays you have flashlights lol
I’m a medical assistant who has worked in ENT with an otorhinolaryngologist in his 70s who used that head mirror. It’s used along with a lamp attached to the exam chair that reflects light into a small spot to examine the ears, nose, and throat. He was so old school and just overall a funny guy, I miss him already and our ENT clinic just closed today 😭 He once said “ENT is like sex, if you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right” 🤣
The doctor disc is called a Head Mirror. From the days where light sources weren't handheld, it's used to reflect a light source onto the patient; the lamp is next to or behind a patient, reflecting of the doctor's head mirror and onto the patient.
@@tommarsdon5644 because when used it is moved to a position in front of doctors eye, so the hole is for doctor to see through it. Look at the picture on the Wikipedia.
5:16 I actually get so excited about old magazines, especially ones from around the time of my childhood. They’re like little time capsules! They’re so fun!
5:16 I actually get so excited about old magazines, especially ones form around the time of my childhood. They're like little time capsules! They're so fun!
Fun fact: The episode with Gerald's tonsils was actually because Gerald's voice actor, Jamil Walker Smith, was going through puberty and they wanted to explain his voice change without recasting him.
@@peyotecowboy3199yes, it would be very odd to use actual children as voice actors on animation. It's either a grown man who can get right up there like Steve Smith's voice actor or it's done by grown women.
"head mirror." It was used in examinations of the ear, throat, and other, ah, body cavities. To use, you swung the head mirror down so that you could look through the hole in the middle with one eye. Then you positioned a light source so that it shone on the mirror’s parabolic surface. By moving your head just so, you could reflect the light rays down the patient’s throat or whatever, the better to illuminate items of interest without obstructing the view.
Yes it is pretty obsolete nowadays but it works. I recommend doctor Mike that he should start looking into the history of his profession more. It is so interesting to learn about history.
So, basically a head lamp equivalent from the times when batteries of reasonable size and capacity and light sources of reasonable size and power consumption didnt exist
We missed the episode of spongebob where mr Krabs goes to the hospital and he didn’t have medical insurance so the hospital had the nurse put him in the hallway and eventually he ended up on the sidewalk in front of the hospital before getting kicked down the hill 😂
Ya when he got in a coma from loosing the money that was in his mattress because SpongeBob and Patrick went shopping for a new mattress and his money was in the old mattress
6:24 That headband is a mirror that doctors used to have to use before tiny flashlights existed. They were used to reflect office lights or sunlight onto the patients to see what they (the doctors) were doing.
The circular silver thing that doctors used to wear over 20 years ago was called a head mirror. Head mirrors are diagnostic devices that reflect light into a patient's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears to help with exams. They can also be used during surgery to see inside a patient. To use a head mirror, a doctor swings it down over one eye and peers through the center hole. A lamp is positioned behind the patient, and the mirror reflects and focuses that light on the doctor's eye. Head mirrors are mostly used for examining the ear, nose, and throat. Basically we didn't have super high efficiency LED lights back in the day.
Yes! I just wrote "When cartoons produce a better quality conversation about health and well being than adult shows of the medical genre - there's a problem." in a separate comment.
The head piece, I believe, is for reflecting lights off of it into the direction they’re looking making it easier for them to see, if they didn’t have direct lights or smaller lights to use to see
Okay but teachers not letting small children go to the bathroom really baffles me. I remember peeing in class because a teacher wouldn’t let me go to the bathroom and at the time, it was the most embarrassing thing I could ever think of. It’s a horrible thing for a child to go through. Just let em go.
it's especially bad when teachers are like "You should've gone in recess!" to a first grader. Like, good sir, that kid is six, it's just barely not a toddler anymore. Six year olds have the bladder control of a seagull with diarrhea.
One time when I was in elementary school, I asked to go to the bathroom cuz I needed to throw up. Teacher wouldn't let me go, so I threw up on the desk. Then they made me clean it up. Teachers are evil.
yeah same. in kindergarten they wouldn't let me use the bathroom during gym so i refused to do anything because i was going to explode. eventually when we where leaving i couldn't hold it in anymore and peed on myself. my mom was furious and after that they started to let us go.
This forceful restrainment of kids when they need to pee caused me to suffer from severe Urinal Tract Infection when I was in first grade. We also were supposed to keep our water bottles outside the class and only allowed to drink during recess. This added to my infection.
i like the fact that "doctor" sponge Bob used a sterile chicken, than discarded the rest because it was no longer sterile. also, the head reflector was used before small electric lights were commonplace in order to reflect the main rooms light so the doctor could examine the inside of the ear, nose or throat
Heyyyy Dr.mike, ever since I found your channel ive been binge watching it on a daily. I dont know if your ever going to see this but i really appreciate you taking time to create medical content for us even though your busy. You always make me laugh while being educational....im really pationate about medicine too. I really appreciate you. Your one of the reasons I haven't fallen into depression or a negative thought cycle recently😢. We love you Dr. Mike😭
@@mygoditsfullofstars8599 A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. It comprises a circular concave mirror, with a small hole in the middle, and is attached to a head band. The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light. In use, the patient sits and faces the physician. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the physician's face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination. TLDR: it reflects light and the doctor looks through the hole
A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. It comprises a circular concave mirror, with a small hole in the middle, and is attached to a head band. The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light. In use, the patient sits and faces the physician. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the physician's face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination. -Wikipedia
@@joshduriden519 Not gonna lie, the doctor who cauterized some blood vessels in my nose in 1998 used a head mirror... Granted that was 23 years ago now, but even in 1998 they were already rarely used.
I’ve always compared radiologists to being like a bartender, imagine every time a person ordered a drink you had to drink too. A bartender would die before their shift ended, same goes for X-rays
I used a similar analysis for why Chemo radiation makes people sick, but dental xrays don't. I said it is like drinking a shot of Whiskey versus half the bottle.
It's actually a radiographer/radiological technician in the room with you! Radiographers take the images and assess any complaints made by the patient. The information, scans, and tests are then sent to the radiologist, who is an MD and can diagnose the patient. Radiologists are people who went through medical school and specialized in medical imaging. Techs are people who went to a medical program specifically teaching medical imaging.
As an Indian medical student, I'd like to tell you, sir, that mirror thingy is called "head mirror". It's used along with the Bull's eye lamp in routine external auditory canal inspection in the ENT OPs here. But nowadays most of the ENT doctors are slowly starting to use otoscopes instead of the tedious ear pulling and adjusting required to visualise the canal as well as the tympanic membrane using head mirrors.
Did the research for those wondering(: "Doctor thing on their head" is a head mirror used by ear, nose, and throat doctors. Supposedly they would place a lamp behind the patient and if used properly they'd provide shadow-free illumination to whatever area they are looking at.
I think he forgot doctors used to look up your nose before batteries or electricity. It's like the old fashioned microscope that has a mirror to refract light up into the scope.
Head mirrors are used in combination with a lamp behind the patient, so that they brighten up the place you're looking at through the hole. They have been largely replaced by pen lights.
13:16 lesson for teachers: when a kid asks if they can use the restroom, its not a maybe, they are giving you a heads up, once they ask again, they are basically saying "my bladder is at the maximum capacity and in 10-12 seconds I will have to release the urine contracted in my body as to not get urinary tract infections"
True! Though I substituted in a kindergarten classroom for a while and once one student asked, they all wanted to go. To avoid having a half dozen 5/6 year olds in the hallway unsupervised, I ended up just taking the whole class down the hall and making them all pee. We also all used the bathroom before recess and after lunch. I don’t deny kids the bathroom, especially younger ones. I had a home economics teacher make me wash dishes when I really had to pee. She absolutely refused to let me go, and I ended up so desperate I burst out the door past her and peed myself in the hallway. The school nurse ended up yelling at the teacher.
I also had a classmate (female, around 11 y/o at that time) who was the top student of the claas. She absolutely tried to hold her bladder during class but finally couldn't take it. As she got up from her seat and running towards the door after asking for permission, she peed herself in the middle of the class.
Ditto to that! I have a family history of bladder problems. My younger sister would get aggressive bladder infects if she tried to hold it in and My dad has a hyperactive bladder he takes medicine for now. Waiting wasn't/isn't an option for them. What's worse, my dad's KINDERGARTEN teacher made fun of him for how much he had to use the bathroom.
I remember a teacher wouldn't let me go to the bathroom and I got up, walked to the bathroom, and came back like nothing happened. I honestly thought I would get in trouble later, but nobody said anything to me.
Seriously, no respect for teachers that refuse to let kids go to the bathroom. Thankfully I didn't have an incident, but I did have a teacher that didn't let me go and my bladder ached for the rest of the day. I told my mom, she got mad and told me to still ask, be polite and all, but to never let myself go that far ever again; said my health was more important, and promised to back me up if I got in trouble for it. I don't recall ever having to test it.
In regards to the old timey head mirror: The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light. ... When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination. -Wikipedia
Just FYI for all of you who are wondering that headband thing is for shadow free illumination mainly used for eyes, ears and throat exams. Ok that’s all enjoy your day everyone! 💜
My mom has used it for decades when she was an ear-nose-doctor. Back then they didn't use the light directly to look into your ear - the light reflected on this head mirror into the patients' ear. The little whole in the middle is for the doctor's eye - they peak through that.
It's kind of surprising to me that they have just this super straightforward name: head mirror. It seems like everything else in medicine has some kind of polysylabic name with Latin roots.
@@harringt100 Just use the german translation for it then. "Kopfspiegel" according to a 3 second Google Translate, and that sounds pretty legit to me lol.
That thing is a head mirror it is a simple diagnostic device, stereotypically worn by physicians, but less so in recent decades as they have become somewhat obsolete. A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat.
"Why whenever they do medical proceedures on cartoons they strap people in like it's a torture devide?" Props, and then they probably ask why childs are afraid of doctors. I think we know why
Dr. Mike is so nice and so humble, I sometimes have to remind myself how smart he is. Don’t change Dr. Mike! It’s such a confident and approachable way to be.
The reflective disk you're referring to is called a head mirror. It is a medical instrument that was commonly used by doctors in the past, especially during the early to mid-20th century. The head mirror consists of a concave mirror, typically attached to a headband, which can be positioned in front of the doctor's eye. The purpose of the head mirror is to direct a source of light, such as a lamp, onto the patient's body. The mirror reflects the light onto the area of interest, illuminating it for examination. The doctor can adjust the angle of the mirror to focus the light precisely where it's needed, providing better visibility during examinations or procedures. The head mirror is not commonly used in modern medical practice today. Advances in technology, such as handheld lights and headlamps with built-in lights, have made it more convenient and efficient for doctors to illuminate their workspace. However, the image of doctors wearing head mirrors has persisted in popular culture, including cartoons, as a recognizable symbol of the medical profession.
Ahhh my mom had Munchausen by Proxy I got an unnecessary cat scan, endoscopy, got my tonsils removed for no reason, had to have my heart rate monitored every day at school for a year, and so on. Luckily I don't live with her anymore but Munchausen by Proxy is so damaging to a child and I'm glad I'm able to put a name to what happened to me.
The thing that Patrick was wearing on his head that they used to wear back in the day was actually used the cover the doctors hair so blood doesn’t get into the hair or any messes in general because back then they didn’t have Dr. hats that was around 1800s-1904 and then it was until the year 1910 that they started wearing doctor hats, so that’s what it is
If you want to know, the head thing on a doctor head is an old diagnostic device called a head mirror. A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. Nowadays it becomes obsolete. In use, the patient sits and faces the doctor. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the doctor face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination.
It was also used for surgery quite a bit because surgical lights weren't what they used to be, so they'd use the reflectivity to direct the light on the operating site.
If you're interested the metal thing on their head is a mirror the doctor pulls down over his eye and looks through the hole the light reflects off the mirror into the patients ears, nose, throat it's basically a head lamp/otoscope before those existed.
Glad I am not the only one who put this sort of comment here, gotta make sure this info doesn't get buried. Fascinating tool and clever design when small LEDs had not been invented yet.
The reason why doctors used to wear the thing on their head was bc they could see more things and more light for them. Also I ❤ ur channel and u are funny and my most of my family watches u like my mom who is also a doctor and me and my brother. ❤❤❤
I love that as soon as Patrick said the doctor's office was horrible, Dr. Mike was like "no it's not!" but then with every reason Patrick gave, he was just like "oh, yeah that's true..." 😂😂😂
Mike: “The energy center of the cell not the powerhouse of the cell.” Me: THE ONE THING I REMEMBER... THE ONE THING I CAN RECALL AFTER YEARS IF SUFFERING... ISN’T EXACTLY RIGHT?!?!
I'm 35 you won't be using 99% of what you learned at school/university. For me it is "All People Seem To Need Dill Pickles" which is like a pneumonic for the 7 layer network thing for computers. I can tell you what each layer means but I have no understanding of how it works because it is not part of my job.
It's the same thing. In his first video of meme review he said "energy centre of the cell" and not "powerhouse of the cell" so it became a running joke on his channel
02:27 WHEN HE SAID "What do you think happens to the pH of eight when it mixes with a huge container of pH of two? No longer alkaline." I FRICKIN LOST IT 😭
“A head mirror is a simple diagnostic device, stereotypically worn by physicians, but less so in recent decades as they have become somewhat obsolete. A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. ... When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination”
@@kournelious8265 OP literally quoted it, what's your problem dude? And in fact I know she googled it, that's not even how you comment on posts/videos. She clearly didn't want to take credit for it.
The circular object that doctors used to wear is a head mirror and was a concave shape. The hole in the middle was for binocular vision. Binocular vision was used because it was usually used for inspections in/on the nose, throat and ears. Hope this was helpful Mike!
I've seen my laryngologist use a headlight that looked similar - it was also a circular reflector worn on a head band, but with a hinge, and the part in the inside was a tiny lightbulb.
How the hell would one opening deliver binocular vision? Bin (binary - pair) ocular (eye or eyepiece). Two. Eyes. The head mirror was a simple and ingenious light amplification device
Same!! I’ve had some extensive experiences with that particular piece and was like “oh the head microscope thing” (how my ENT explained it to 6 year old me when I asked)
Schools tend to be weird about bathroom breaks for no reason. My class was learning checkbooks in middle school, and because my grades weren't great, I had a very low "salary", and one bathroom break put me in debt for the rest of the unit.
The metalic thing on the doctor's head is a head mirror. It was mostly used for examining ears, throat and nostrils by reflecting light against it. It provided a shadow free illumination of the area which was super helpful. It's now outdated and no one uses them.
There are now LED ring lights that can do it, not that those are used for it since there are more specialised diagnostic tools now. Like the thing they put in your ears, or the cameras they shove down your throat and such.
6:21 A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. It comprises a circular concave mirror, with a small hole in the middle, and is attached to a head band. The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light. In use, the patient sits and faces the physician. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the physician's face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination. Because they were once in common use, notably by general practitioners and otorhinolaryngologists, head mirrors are often a stereotypical part of a physician's uniform by costumers and prop men e.g. in comic routines. The main drawback to head mirrors was that they required some skill to use well. They are rarely seen outside of the ENT setting, having been largely replaced by pen lights among general practitioners. They are still used by some otolaryngologists, particularly for examinations and procedures involving the oral cavity, although many are switching to fiber optic head lights.
Dr mike, you got me obsessed with “the thing” too. Apparently they would have a light by the patient’s head and the light would reflect off of “the thing” and into the patients throat so they could see. It’s called a “head mirror”. Now of course we have small handheld lights. Just thought you’d like to know😁😁😁😁
Sometimes called 'frontal mirrors', typically used for ENT inspections. The concave shape focuses the light giving an even and shadow-free illumination as the eye is directly in line with the source. As commented above, superseded by handheld lights.
Clar's mirror, Concave front mirror, illuminated in the center by a small lamp and equipped with two small holes, placed at eye level, so as to allow the operator to examine a cavity; the mirror is fixed on the doctor's forehead by means of a front-occipital band. It is an indispensable tool for the otolaryngologist and dentist specialist.
He's a Doctor, UA-cam creator, social media influencer, owner/dad of a dog (Bear), go for gym, visits his dad, reads comments and makes videoes after 18hour work. Man, he can't be a normal human! Doctor MIKE you HAVE TO answer which SUPERPOWER are you hiding from us!
It's most likely REALLY good time management. Not surprising considering his insta was started to show that with good time management, med school students can have a social life. lol. Either that or he isn't getting any sleep.
Fun old magazine fact: there's a German company who noticed the issue and came out with a subscription service where once a week, they deliver two dozen or so magazines to waiting rooms of all kinds and take away the old ones. They have an extra, bright red cover, so you can differentiate patient magazines from waiting room magazines. Excellent concept if there's no pandemic on.
@@Bricriu20 they mean the same thing, but everyone now in middle or high school is taught powerhouse. I guess it is easier to remember. So, it started with a meme review it was roses are red, it is hot like hell, and then a picture of the mitochondria. If I recall, it took him a while to figure it out, and when he did, he said energy center, and I think the comments blew up with people saying powerhouse, so now he just says energy center to prove a point.
I relate to the sleeping in freezing weather. I love being cold and being wrapped up in my blankets, sometimes in a hoodie like Mike said. I even keep my window open most of the winter. Something about it is so relaxing and helps me sleep better
This took me back. I just had to google what the circle on doctors heads were after watching this. It's a head mirror. 'A lamp is positioned behind the patient and the mirror around the doctor's eye reflects and focuses that light on the place where the doctor is looking' Ok then, now I know haha
I just like the taste of alkaline water it tastes smooth. It kind of tastes like well water (if you ever had the opportunity to drink well water you know what I mean)
They should add 'how to apply for a magazine subscription' to the med school syllabus honestly. Every doctors office be having magazines and pamphlets as old as Methuselah's slippers.
His confused rage over the repeated appearance of the head mirror was strangely hilarious to me. Idk where it came from either, but it's definitely something children's cartoons led me to believe I'd encounter in life, just like quicksand or getting sprayed by a skunk and having to take a tomato juice bath.
I have been stuck in quicksand. I have narrowly escaped being sprayed by a skunk and my cousin, who was with me, had to bathe in tomato juice. I do not know what the head thing is.
The shiny disc thing on the forehead is a pizza slicer blade in case you need to amputate or make an incision. Doctors just happen to wear it like a spare tire.
Teacher not letting you go to the bathroom is messed up, especially when you're that young.
Some kids ask to go to the bathroom just to go play around
@@lilcupc4k3s yeah but most of them have to actually go
@@lilcupc4k3s yeah,so students should be expected to hold it in all day,and only use it when they get home
@@lilcupc4k3s I think it would be better for the kid to mess around than to have an accident in class. Think of how Dr. Mike was when he told the story, no one knew he had an accident and he was still mortified, imagine the bullying the kids that have accidents would go through.
@@literallythefloor5431 I know. But when you have multiple students asking multiple times to go just to play, at some point you tell them to wait or hold it. Plus, for teachers, they might be going over something important or confusing that the student really needs to hear🤷♀️
When I worked at a school, we were told not to let our students go to the bathroom after seeing that some students were having a little art project going on in there. We were told to take group bathroom breaks to monitor them🤷♀️
The thing on Patrick’s head is a concave mirror with a hole in the middle. The doctor lowers it over his eye and looks through the hole and the concave shape of the mirror focuses light at the spot he’s looking at. Nowadays you have flashlights lol
Thank you! 😁🙌
Yep; it was called a head mirror.
They mostly used it in ENT :D
Thank you 😊
Thank youuujj
Spongebob is all knowing. Spongebob is eternal. Spongebob lives forever. He loses a tooth, next second his tooth is back.
Spongebob is love. Spongebob is life.
All hail spongebob
I've never seen a single episode 😅
@@One_queer_germ Then you are nought but a miserable sinner.
Thou shall watch
Thou shalt believe
The sponge knows all.
I’m a medical assistant who has worked in ENT with an otorhinolaryngologist in his 70s who used that head mirror. It’s used along with a lamp attached to the exam chair that reflects light into a small spot to examine the ears, nose, and throat. He was so old school and just overall a funny guy, I miss him already and our ENT clinic just closed today 😭 He once said “ENT is like sex, if you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right” 🤣
I love yt. Just like "yea I happen to know the answer to that obscure question" 😂
The doctor disc is called a Head Mirror. From the days where light sources weren't handheld, it's used to reflect a light source onto the patient; the lamp is next to or behind a patient, reflecting of the doctor's head mirror and onto the patient.
THANK YOU. Literally the only reason I went through the comments here was to find one explaining what that thing is😂
So what's the hole for?
@@tommarsdon5644 because when used it is moved to a position in front of doctors eye, so the hole is for doctor to see through it. Look at the picture on the Wikipedia.
@@tommarsdon5644 it basically perfect flashlight because when you look through the hole, the light is shining exactly where you look
@@IamUzyf surely a miners helmet would work better for that
I love how he doesn’t even really deny any of what Patrick says about doctors offices.
I don't wanna ruin the 69 likes so here's my like👍
i wanted to like this- i really did- but it's at 111
@@cobiebrown9076 it is safe if its not at 666
Yeah, that got me cracking up.
Other than when he says they are fun places
Patrick: **Lists off bogus reasons why going to the doctor is awful**
Mike: *No, no, he's got a point.*
"But we have fun there."
@@lilataylor8098 psychopath
@ that's literally what Dr Mike said!! He said we have fun here. Check it out for yourself. 5:03
Lol
I mean he does have a point reading old magazines is very boring
5:16 I actually get so excited about old magazines, especially ones from around the time of my childhood. They’re like little time capsules! They’re so fun!
5:16 I actually get so excited about old magazines, especially ones form around the time of my childhood. They're like little time capsules! They're so fun!
Exavf
Fun fact: The episode with Gerald's tonsils was actually because Gerald's voice actor, Jamil Walker Smith, was going through puberty and they wanted to explain his voice change without recasting him.
😂 that makes a lot of sense actually
That's very clever. It's always tough when you have kids voicing kids because of this reason.
@flynnmolyneux7574 Not all of them.
@@peyotecowboy3199yes, it would be very odd to use actual children as voice actors on animation. It's either a grown man who can get right up there like Steve Smith's voice actor or it's done by grown women.
That's awesome!
"head mirror." It was used in examinations of the ear, throat, and other, ah, body cavities. To use, you swung the head mirror down so that you could look through the hole in the middle with one eye. Then you positioned a light source so that it shone on the mirror’s parabolic surface. By moving your head just so, you could reflect the light rays down the patient’s throat or whatever, the better to illuminate items of interest without obstructing the view.
I was looking so desperate for this comment
You did a way better explanation than I ever could
Yes it is pretty obsolete nowadays but it works. I recommend doctor Mike that he should start looking into the history of his profession more. It is so interesting to learn about history.
I was just reeducated by you think you. 👍
So, basically a head lamp equivalent from the times when batteries of reasonable size and capacity and light sources of reasonable size and power consumption didnt exist
we need an episode where Mike has to guess what old medical equipment was used for.
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6:31 its a Head Mirror, it had became unused but, a head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose and throat.
We missed the episode of spongebob where mr Krabs goes to the hospital and he didn’t have medical insurance so the hospital had the nurse put him in the hallway and eventually he ended up on the sidewalk in front of the hospital before getting kicked down the hill 😂
That's America.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@hotchocolatae This also happens in Brazil, and it's worst then america
The Philippines
Ya when he got in a coma from loosing the money that was in his mattress because SpongeBob and Patrick went shopping for a new mattress and his money was in the old mattress
*Me when I didn’t see Dr Mike react to Patrick’s famous “Don’t touch me I’m sterile” line:* My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
*me when he didn’t react to Turk shocking that man who wasn’t in cardiac arrest in Scrubs*
My thoughts exactly.
haha same
Yeah
Running on empty food review?
6:24 That headband is a mirror that doctors used to have to use before tiny flashlights existed. They were used to reflect office lights or sunlight onto the patients to see what they (the doctors) were doing.
To be more specific. The Dr. Would look through the tiny hole in the middle to see inside a patients mouth.
@@Zeher-vy2xo dumb
@@Zeher-vy2xo no-
H e a d m i r r o r
I thought it was a head lamp. I didn't realize it was a mirror.
The circular silver thing that doctors used to wear over 20 years ago was called a head mirror. Head mirrors are diagnostic devices that reflect light into a patient's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears to help with exams. They can also be used during surgery to see inside a patient.
To use a head mirror, a doctor swings it down over one eye and peers through the center hole. A lamp is positioned behind the patient, and the mirror reflects and focuses that light on the doctor's eye. Head mirrors are mostly used for examining the ear, nose, and throat.
Basically we didn't have super high efficiency LED lights back in the day.
Patrick: "The doctor's office is a horrible, horrible place!"
Doctor Mike: "And i took that personally."
Patrick: "The doctor's office is a horrible, horrible place!" Doctor Mike: "And I took that personally.@
As a biotech student, hearing "getting the mitochondria out of the virus" hurt me at all imaginable levels lmao
We didn't care as a kid. We didn't know
and thats why jimmy neutrons tech stuff always failed
Well, at least I know I did pay attention to my biology classes in high school because I was like 'huh?"
how's Jimmy neutron gonna be a scientist if he doesn't know his biology
I have nearly no knowledge about medicine or anything like that, but that makes absolutely no sense, even to me.
These cartoons are often more accurate than actual medical dramas, even though they're often doing parodies
Yes! I just wrote "When cartoons produce a better quality conversation about health and well being than adult shows of the medical genre - there's a problem." in a separate comment.
Lookin at you Attaway General
Not necessarily. Have you watched greys anatomy or the good doctor?
They're accurate because you have to know how it would work played straight before you can parody it.
The head piece, I believe, is for reflecting lights off of it into the direction they’re looking making it easier for them to see, if they didn’t have direct lights or smaller lights to use to see
This is probably the only doctor I would visit every day.
Im just sitting here wondering how he can make a vaccine out of me
Same
same tho
Congrats, dr. mike noticed u
Same
Okay but teachers not letting small children go to the bathroom really baffles me. I remember peeing in class because a teacher wouldn’t let me go to the bathroom and at the time, it was the most embarrassing thing I could ever think of. It’s a horrible thing for a child to go through. Just let em go.
And it's unhealthy too, not to go, especially as a kid!
it's especially bad when teachers are like "You should've gone in recess!" to a first grader. Like, good sir, that kid is six, it's just barely not a toddler anymore. Six year olds have the bladder control of a seagull with diarrhea.
One time when I was in elementary school, I asked to go to the bathroom cuz I needed to throw up. Teacher wouldn't let me go, so I threw up on the desk. Then they made me clean it up. Teachers are evil.
yeah same. in kindergarten they wouldn't let me use the bathroom during gym so i refused to do anything because i was going to explode. eventually when we where leaving i couldn't hold it in anymore and peed on myself. my mom was furious and after that they started to let us go.
This forceful restrainment of kids when they need to pee caused me to suffer from severe Urinal Tract Infection when I was in first grade. We also were supposed to keep our water bottles outside the class and only allowed to drink during recess. This added to my infection.
THE FACT THAT MIKE DIDN'T REACT TO THE MOST REALISTIC SPONGEBOB EPISODE EVER WHERE MR KRABS GOES TO THE HOSPITAL KILLS ME
He already has. I forgot what video but I think it was Medical Memes.
What episode is that? I want to watch🙏
@@GusBoone replying for the link
@@blazerheata6479 Likewise
@@Batman-bh6vw Awesome, Batman.
That’s a head lamp used by ENT doctors. Nurses too. I saw packs of it during our special posting at the ENT unit.
“Oh no, he has the Suds!” I love how you said that like it’s a valid illness.
Wait wait wait wait wait....its not a valid illness?!
@@Ragnaracc there's the bends which is a divers illness. And there's SIDS which is sudden infant death syndrome
It is doe
Wait, Suds isn’t real? Then why did my doctor assault me with a cactus and used me as a toilet cleaning utensil?
Mike warming up his stethoscope before using it on his patients is so thoughtful.
It really is.
Yeah, stethoscopes are really cold lol
I agree
i like the fact that "doctor" sponge Bob used a sterile chicken, than discarded the rest because it was no longer sterile.
also, the head reflector was used before small electric lights were commonplace in order to reflect the main rooms light so the doctor could examine the inside of the ear, nose or throat
Hi
oooooh finally someone knows the answer haha cool
Yes and they're slightly conical to help focus the ambient light
Thank you
@@camwyn256 Parabolic, just likea satellite dish.
Heyyyy Dr.mike, ever since I found your channel ive been binge watching it on a daily. I dont know if your ever going to see this but i really appreciate you taking time to create medical content for us even though your busy. You always make me laugh while being educational....im really pationate about medicine too. I really appreciate you. Your one of the reasons I haven't fallen into depression or a negative thought cycle recently😢. We love you Dr. Mike😭
The fact that he is continuously freaking out about the “thing” and not just Googling it will forever be hilarious
Tell me what is the thing 🥺🥺😔
@@mygoditsfullofstars8599 A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. It comprises a circular concave mirror, with a small hole in the middle, and is attached to a head band. The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light.
In use, the patient sits and faces the physician. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the physician's face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination.
TLDR: it reflects light and the doctor looks through the hole
@@tvc1028 omg thank you!!!! Now I feel kinda bad for beeing lazy and don't search It myself ;-;
Just saying for you to know you are an angel
@@tvc1028 have you sent this info to Dr. Mike? He seems to really want to know.
@@tvc1028 So it’s like that light that youtubers use and put it over their camera?
Dr. Mike losing his cool over the “doctor thing on the head” is just hilarious. Possibly the best part of the video 😹
Hahahah agreed 😂
AFAIK it’s so you can look at things better, but I don’t recall exactly, how it’s supposed to do that 😂🤷♂️
That’s actually a head mirror
Of course we all go to Google afterwards
Jesus Saves Love God ✝️
A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. It comprises a circular concave mirror, with a small hole in the middle, and is attached to a head band. The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light.
In use, the patient sits and faces the physician. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the physician's face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination.
-Wikipedia
Was probably phased out by the use of Otoscopes
@@joshduriden519 Not gonna lie, the doctor who cauterized some blood vessels in my nose in 1998 used a head mirror... Granted that was 23 years ago now, but even in 1998 they were already rarely used.
@@Clarinetboy82 Unrelated, but I was born in 98. I read your comment saw 1998, saw “that was 23 years ago”, and I’m now realizing just how old I am 🙃
RIIIGHT I knew I've seen that being used before in real life! I used to go to this old school ENT that had this head-mirror thing!
yeah I assumed it was widely used before electricity and batteries got big for looking down whatever hole you needed to
I love how relatable Patrick was when talking about the doctor’s office😂
“The doctors office is a horrible, horrible place!”
Dr. Mike: **sad doctor noises**
The horrible place to be at is the dentist 😞🤣
@@OBVIOUSLYEVELYN right
@@OBVIOUSLYEVELYN that is the one thing everyone can agree on
“And they look at you, and you just have to act like you’re fine, but you’re not really fine...”
@@OBVIOUSLYEVELYN I do not wanna be here
The “no longer alkaline” eye twitch really got me I laughed for a little too long
I’ve always compared radiologists to being like a bartender, imagine every time a person ordered a drink you had to drink too. A bartender would die before their shift ended, same goes for X-rays
That is the analogy that got it through to me, a layman, why radiologists always leave the room. That’s a full pitcher of NOPE!
I used a similar analysis for why Chemo radiation makes people sick, but dental xrays don't. I said it is like drinking a shot of Whiskey versus half the bottle.
It's actually a radiographer/radiological technician in the room with you!
Radiographers take the images and assess any complaints made by the patient. The information, scans, and tests are then sent to the radiologist, who is an MD and can diagnose the patient.
Radiologists are people who went through medical school and specialized in medical imaging. Techs are people who went to a medical program specifically teaching medical imaging.
Very nice analogy
As someone who’s studying in radiology, this is pretty accurate 😂
As an Indian medical student, I'd like to tell you, sir, that mirror thingy is called "head mirror". It's used along with the Bull's eye lamp in routine external auditory canal inspection in the ENT OPs here. But nowadays most of the ENT doctors are slowly starting to use otoscopes instead of the tedious ear pulling and adjusting required to visualise the canal as well as the tympanic membrane using head mirrors.
Did the research for those wondering(:
"Doctor thing on their head" is a head mirror used by ear, nose, and throat doctors. Supposedly they would place a lamp behind the patient and if used properly they'd provide shadow-free illumination to whatever area they are looking at.
It works pretty well actually, I use it as a mechanic when doing soldering with a torch to avoid shadows.
I think he forgot doctors used to look up your nose before batteries or electricity. It's like the old fashioned microscope that has a mirror to refract light up into the scope.
Head mirrors are used in combination with a lamp behind the patient, so that they brighten up the place you're looking at through the hole. They have been largely replaced by pen lights.
13:16 lesson for teachers: when a kid asks if they can use the restroom, its not a maybe, they are giving you a heads up, once they ask again, they are basically saying "my bladder is at the maximum capacity and in 10-12 seconds I will have to release the urine contracted in my body as to not get urinary tract infections"
True! Though I substituted in a kindergarten classroom for a while and once one student asked, they all wanted to go. To avoid having a half dozen 5/6 year olds in the hallway unsupervised, I ended up just taking the whole class down the hall and making them all pee. We also all used the bathroom before recess and after lunch.
I don’t deny kids the bathroom, especially younger ones.
I had a home economics teacher make me wash dishes when I really had to pee. She absolutely refused to let me go, and I ended up so desperate I burst out the door past her and peed myself in the hallway. The school nurse ended up yelling at the teacher.
I also had a classmate (female, around 11 y/o at that time) who was the top student of the claas. She absolutely tried to hold her bladder during class but finally couldn't take it. As she got up from her seat and running towards the door after asking for permission, she peed herself in the middle of the class.
Ditto to that! I have a family history of bladder problems. My younger sister would get aggressive bladder infects if she tried to hold it in and My dad has a hyperactive bladder he takes medicine for now. Waiting wasn't/isn't an option for them. What's worse, my dad's KINDERGARTEN teacher made fun of him for how much he had to use the bathroom.
I remember a teacher wouldn't let me go to the bathroom and I got up, walked to the bathroom, and came back like nothing happened. I honestly thought I would get in trouble later, but nobody said anything to me.
Seriously, no respect for teachers that refuse to let kids go to the bathroom. Thankfully I didn't have an incident, but I did have a teacher that didn't let me go and my bladder ached for the rest of the day. I told my mom, she got mad and told me to still ask, be polite and all, but to never let myself go that far ever again; said my health was more important, and promised to back me up if I got in trouble for it. I don't recall ever having to test it.
Putting chicken soup into a super soaker sounds like the best way to handle a cold
In regards to the old timey head mirror:
The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light. ... When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination.
-Wikipedia
Came to post this! Thanks!
exactly, thank you. I was about to comment this from wiki too
I looked it up to ! haha I needed to know just because he pointed it out so often during the video ! hahaha
Glad you gave the credits
That’s what I thought it was
fun fact: for the Suds episode, where he was sick, the voice actor of Spongebob, was actually sick that day when voicing Spongebob for that episode
yeah should've closed the fridge when you're done eating sea nut butter sandwich , classic advice from my grandma
Just FYI for all of you who are wondering that headband thing is for shadow free illumination mainly used for eyes, ears and throat exams. Ok that’s all enjoy your day everyone! 💜
It's called a head mirror. It's used mainly for ear, nose, and throat exams, not eyes. It just hasn't commonly been used in a few decades.
Wait I had just got to that part when I read this comment 😂
My mom has used it for decades when she was an ear-nose-doctor. Back then they didn't use the light directly to look into your ear - the light reflected on this head mirror into the patients' ear. The little whole in the middle is for the doctor's eye - they peak through that.
It's kind of surprising to me that they have just this super straightforward name: head mirror. It seems like everything else in medicine has some kind of polysylabic name with Latin roots.
@@harringt100 Just use the german translation for it then. "Kopfspiegel" according to a 3 second Google Translate, and that sounds pretty legit to me lol.
The X-ray machine since in Rugrats always gets me every time.
I like how Patrick’s only reasons for fearing the doctor is old magazines in the waiting room and cold stethoscopes
they didn't want to actually scare kids.
frfr
-Dr Mike peacefully reacting to some cartoons.
-THE THING APPEARS
-Dr Mike: WHATS THAT THING?!! 😡😫
That thing is a head mirror it is a simple diagnostic device, stereotypically worn by physicians, but less so in recent decades as they have become somewhat obsolete. A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat.
the idea is that it reflects light in a cone on a specific area, since pen lights were either expensive or unavailable for quite a while.
"Why whenever they do medical proceedures on cartoons they strap people in like it's a torture devide?" Props, and then they probably ask why childs are afraid of doctors. I think we know why
cartoons made kids afraid of doctors
@@user-7635h who asked tho?
Dr. Mike is so nice and so humble, I sometimes have to remind myself how smart he is. Don’t change Dr. Mike! It’s such a confident and approachable way to be.
The reflective disk you're referring to is called a head mirror. It is a medical instrument that was commonly used by doctors in the past, especially during the early to mid-20th century. The head mirror consists of a concave mirror, typically attached to a headband, which can be positioned in front of the doctor's eye.
The purpose of the head mirror is to direct a source of light, such as a lamp, onto the patient's body. The mirror reflects the light onto the area of interest, illuminating it for examination. The doctor can adjust the angle of the mirror to focus the light precisely where it's needed, providing better visibility during examinations or procedures.
The head mirror is not commonly used in modern medical practice today. Advances in technology, such as handheld lights and headlamps with built-in lights, have made it more convenient and efficient for doctors to illuminate their workspace. However, the image of doctors wearing head mirrors has persisted in popular culture, including cartoons, as a recognizable symbol of the medical profession.
Bro stole this from Wikipedia
@@xinfinityawp1440 ChatGPT actually lol
Nice
@@xinfinityawp1440 aughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Still common in (ENT) ears nose and throat. Used to look into the nasal passage.
Ahhh my mom had Munchausen by Proxy I got an unnecessary cat scan, endoscopy, got my tonsils removed for no reason, had to have my heart rate monitored every day at school for a year, and so on. Luckily I don't live with her anymore but Munchausen by Proxy is so damaging to a child and I'm glad I'm able to put a name to what happened to me.
Hope you're doing much better now. May you be healthy and safe🌺
Hope you are doing ok!
When spongebob gets a better medical accuracy rating than some of the medical shows he's reviewed
The thing that Patrick was wearing on his head that they used to wear back in the day was actually used the cover the doctors hair so blood doesn’t get into the hair or any messes in general because back then they didn’t have Dr. hats that was around 1800s-1904 and then it was until the year 1910 that they started wearing doctor hats, so that’s what it is
If you want to know, the head thing on a doctor head is an old diagnostic device called a head mirror. A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. Nowadays it becomes obsolete. In use, the patient sits and faces the doctor. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the doctor face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination.
Hahaha I also googled this
Same
It was also used for surgery quite a bit because surgical lights weren't what they used to be, so they'd use the reflectivity to direct the light on the operating site.
As part of the 90% of people who were to lazy to google this and just searched through the comments instead, thank you
Doctors in cartoons: *wear a round thing on their head*
Dr Mike: and I took that personally-
Mike: "Sea-nut butter... Ew, that sounds gross."
Me: "You think PEA-NUT sounds better then?"
At least it's spelled as pea and not pee 😄
😂😂😂
you have a VERY good point.
LMFAOOOOOO
@SallySilly Billy 2 I just... I dunno... MY BRAIN DID IT 🤣🤣
The sick patch episode will always be my favorite of Jimmy neutron.
I laughed so hard when he said "They're wearing the things on their heads again!" that was beautiful! LOL
Same 😭🤣
Watching a Medical Professional debunking cartoon logic is pretty entertaining
And woo 'logic'
Reallyy is entertaining
Jesus Saves Love God ✝️
@@medium.fidelity.matt1 Jesus Saves Love God✝️
Matpat: What about me?
If you're interested the metal thing on their head is a mirror the doctor pulls down over his eye and looks through the hole the light reflects off the mirror into the patients ears, nose, throat it's basically a head lamp/otoscope before those existed.
Thank you, good sir
Glad I am not the only one who put this sort of comment here, gotta make sure this info doesn't get buried. Fascinating tool and clever design when small LEDs had not been invented yet.
Take an upvote good grump.
Exactly what I scanned the comments for lol thanks
The reason why doctors used to wear the thing on their head was bc they could see more things and more light for them. Also I ❤ ur channel and u are funny and my most of my family watches u like my mom who is also a doctor and me and my brother. ❤❤❤
are we just gonna ignore the fact that Carl said "I've got people inside me"
Nickelodeon we know what you're doing
Hold up
😳
We need a part 2 of this with more medical scenes from spongebob IMMEDIATELY
yeah but only spongebob none of the others
Yes I actually want that before this video evem existed.
More from the office too! There’s a bunch more episodes he could do
I still love how Doc McStuffins is practically the most accurate show he’s watched thus far 😂
I mean Chicago Med tho
@@fluffycorn_njst still waiting for him to review cells at work black
Yessss
I'm a minor I still watch doc McStuffins cus it's good lol-
( I'm over 10 tho )
LOL!!! When he said "Key Throat" that caught off guard, I started laughing nonstop though.
dr mike just losing it over "that thing" at 11:16 is the highlight of my day lmao
It’s called a head mirror
I love that as soon as Patrick said the doctor's office was horrible, Dr. Mike was like "no it's not!" but then with every reason Patrick gave, he was just like "oh, yeah that's true..." 😂😂😂
Yes! Agreed!
Mike: “The energy center of the cell not the powerhouse of the cell.”
Me: THE ONE THING I REMEMBER... THE ONE THING I CAN RECALL AFTER YEARS IF SUFFERING... ISN’T EXACTLY RIGHT?!?!
I'm 35 you won't be using 99% of what you learned at school/university. For me it is "All People Seem To Need Dill Pickles" which is like a pneumonic for the 7 layer network thing for computers. I can tell you what each layer means but I have no understanding of how it works because it is not part of my job.
my thoughts exactly 😭
Years of academy training wasted
It's the same thing. In his first video of meme review he said "energy centre of the cell" and not "powerhouse of the cell" so it became a running joke on his channel
@@HarleyCringe ooh.. thank God..😄😄 i almost thought i was wrong for years..
I heard the reflecty thing cartoon doctors wear reflects light into a patient’s mouth so they can see stuff better I guess it was before flashlights
Patrick has better chest compressions than most TV medical scenes.
Dr. Mike during the Spongebob episode has such major crackhead energy and I’m here for it
Now that after i watch this, his eyes does looks like a crack addict's
@@anders8461 it's his passion leaking out of his eyeballs
patrick: **listing reasons why going to the doctor is awful**
dr. mike: and i took that personally
Unrelated but nice Virgil pfp
Virgil
Nice pfp! :D
lol patrick speaking the truth
Lmfaoo
I was so excited when I heard you mention Molluscum Contagiosum because I have two on my right knee
02:27 WHEN HE SAID "What do you think happens to the pH of eight when it mixes with a huge container of pH of two? No longer alkaline." I FRICKIN LOST IT 😭
ME TOO DSRKGVIDYMSICIEKAKRIT
ME TOO
What’s after alkaline I have to know now
@@cptlhawk2055 nothing
I guess it technically elevates the stomach's ph by like 0.001 or something. But it'll go straight back to 2.
“A head mirror is a simple diagnostic device, stereotypically worn by physicians, but less so in recent decades as they have become somewhat obsolete. A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. ... When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination”
Trying to look smart by googling it?
@@kournelious8265 OP literally quoted it, what's your problem dude? And in fact I know she googled it, that's not even how you comment on posts/videos. She clearly didn't want to take credit for it.
I just googled it and was about to comment but you beat me to it
@@kournelious8265 and copy and paste it
@@kournelious8265 Don't act like you don't do the exact same thing.
The circular object that doctors used to wear is a head mirror and was a concave shape. The hole in the middle was for binocular vision. Binocular vision was used because it was usually used for inspections in/on the nose, throat and ears. Hope this was helpful Mike!
I've seen my laryngologist use a headlight that looked similar - it was also a circular reflector worn on a head band, but with a hinge, and the part in the inside was a tiny lightbulb.
In Hungarian a lot of doctors use it. My ENT used it during regular checkups, and after surgery postoperative care.
How the hell would one opening deliver binocular vision? Bin (binary - pair) ocular (eye or eyepiece). Two. Eyes. The head mirror was a simple and ingenious light amplification device
Dos a spon full of sugar achey help the meds go don
Same!!
I’ve had some extensive experiences with that particular piece and was like “oh the head microscope thing” (how my ENT explained it to 6 year old me when I asked)
9:05 this actually happens often in kids shows, like, "THOMAS PUT HE BLANKET ON OR YOU'LL CATCH A COLD AND HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL" like wha-
That was actually on an episode of Redmon (a kids cartoon channel) in a series called Thomas's Daily Life
@@toca_slay_queen I know lol (I feel bad for thomas's mother who pays his medical bills) not to mention the episode thomas almost got hit by a car 💀
@@juliannaferrell3225 😳😳😳😳😳
Dr. Mike is like getting super aggressive with every time he’s talking about the Spongebob episode.
Schools tend to be weird about bathroom breaks for no reason. My class was learning checkbooks in middle school, and because my grades weren't great, I had a very low "salary", and one bathroom break put me in debt for the rest of the unit.
What? That's less teaching kids about finances and more teaching them about the Chinese social credit system
The metalic thing on the doctor's head is a head mirror. It was mostly used for examining ears, throat and nostrils by reflecting light against it.
It provided a shadow free illumination of the area which was super helpful. It's now outdated and no one uses them.
I was looking for this comment. Thank you!
That's exactly what I thought it was for. It acted as a substitute flashlight when they didn't have the technology.
It has a hole in the centre for the doctor to look through.
So in the time of need it is flipped down to be in front of the eye.
Mostly they were used by specialists called “оториноларингологи” in russian. Try that, Dr. Mike ;)
There are now LED ring lights that can do it, not that those are used for it since there are more specialised diagnostic tools now.
Like the thing they put in your ears, or the cameras they shove down your throat and such.
10:09 my friend had that surgery and she had dangerously low breathing levels during it but she was okay! ☺️
"If a cartoon sponge was to have diarrhea.."
A phrase I was not expecting to hear today.
I died laughing at this part 😂😂🤣
6:21 A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. It comprises a circular concave mirror, with a small hole in the middle, and is attached to a head band. The mirror is worn over the physician's eye of choice, with the concave mirror surface facing outwards and the hole directly over the physician's eye, providing illumination like a ring light.
In use, the patient sits and faces the physician. A bright lamp is positioned adjacent to the patient's head, pointing toward the physician's face and hence towards the head mirror. The light from the lamp reflects off the mirror, along the line of sight of the user, with the light being somewhat concentrated by the curvature of the mirror. When used properly, the head mirror thus provides excellent shadow-free illumination.
Because they were once in common use, notably by general practitioners and otorhinolaryngologists, head mirrors are often a stereotypical part of a physician's uniform by costumers and prop men e.g. in comic routines. The main drawback to head mirrors was that they required some skill to use well. They are rarely seen outside of the ENT setting, having been largely replaced by pen lights among general practitioners. They are still used by some otolaryngologists, particularly for examinations and procedures involving the oral cavity, although many are switching to fiber optic head lights.
Tooo big 😐
WOW! Things I know now, thanks! (I hope Dr Mike sees this!)
Wowie!
Wikipedia coming in clutch
that is from wikipedia
Dr mike, you got me obsessed with “the thing” too. Apparently they would have a light by the patient’s head and the light would reflect off of “the thing” and into the patients throat so they could see. It’s called a “head mirror”. Now of course we have small handheld lights. Just thought you’d like to know😁😁😁😁
Sometimes called 'frontal mirrors', typically used for ENT inspections. The concave shape focuses the light giving an even and shadow-free illumination as the eye is directly in line with the source. As commented above, superseded by handheld lights.
Just wanted to add that it is supposed to be worn over your eye (you look through the hole)
@@NakamoriAra ohhhh
Clar's mirror, Concave front mirror, illuminated in the center by a small lamp and equipped with two small holes, placed at eye level, so as to allow the operator to examine a cavity; the mirror is fixed on the doctor's forehead by means of a front-occipital band. It is an indispensable tool for the otolaryngologist and dentist specialist.
I checked too, lol now you got the “otoscope” instead :) and obv pen lights for the eyes. :)
6:30 i looked it up
Apparently it was used by ear nose and throat specialists to examine those parts
He's a Doctor, UA-cam creator, social media influencer, owner/dad of a dog (Bear), go for gym, visits his dad, reads comments and makes videoes after 18hour work. Man, he can't be a normal human! Doctor MIKE you HAVE TO answer which SUPERPOWER are you hiding from us!
I wonder the same
It's most likely REALLY good time management. Not surprising considering his insta was started to show that with good time management, med school students can have a social life. lol. Either that or he isn't getting any sleep.
@@rosepetal4524 I think he surely is😍
He is russian too don't forget that that just makes him a million times cooler
Dad not owner but yes (:
Fun old magazine fact: there's a German company who noticed the issue and came out with a subscription service where once a week, they deliver two dozen or so magazines to waiting rooms of all kinds and take away the old ones. They have an extra, bright red cover, so you can differentiate patient magazines from waiting room magazines.
Excellent concept if there's no pandemic on.
I love how the mitochondria being the energy center, not powerhouse, of the cell is the hill you chose to die on, Dr. Mike!
Biggest fight ever 😁😂
I wonder what the difference is. They sound synonymous to me. The only thing I saw from a google search is the term “powerhouse” is outdated.
@@Bricriu20 they mean the same thing, but everyone now in middle or high school is taught powerhouse. I guess it is easier to remember. So, it started with a meme review it was roses are red, it is hot like hell, and then a picture of the mitochondria. If I recall, it took him a while to figure it out, and when he did, he said energy center, and I think the comments blew up with people saying powerhouse, so now he just says energy center to prove a point.
I relate to the sleeping in freezing weather. I love being cold and being wrapped up in my blankets, sometimes in a hoodie like Mike said. I even keep my window open most of the winter. Something about it is so relaxing and helps me sleep better
This took me back. I just had to google what the circle on doctors heads were after watching this. It's a head mirror. 'A lamp is positioned behind the patient and the mirror around the doctor's eye reflects and focuses that light on the place where the doctor is looking' Ok then, now I know haha
Thanks 😉
A literal headlight
As someone who loves immunology, the fact that jimmy freaking neutron said “mitochondria from a virus” truly breaks my heart
Viruses and Virions don’t even have mitochondria. It destroys my Limbic System as one who loves biology 😭
@@aminatandour589 you couldn’t fit a mitochondria into most viruses even if you tried. WHY WOULD A VIRUS HAVE MITOCHONDRIA?! 😭
More accurate than most of what anti-vaxxers say
In his defense Jimmy is very ill and probably pretty loopy
@@venerexate1841 it would have to be some weird massive virus that probably evolved from a bacterium. Freaky
Dr.Mike: "What do you think happens when the Ph 2 mixes with the Ph 8"
Me: "Ph10"
Dr.Mike: "No longer Alcanized"
Me: "Oh"
True, no longer alkaline but less acidic too... Why people drink alkaline water is something, as a chemist, I want to know.
Hahaha
I just like the taste of alkaline water it tastes smooth. It kind of tastes like well water (if you ever had the opportunity to drink well water you know what I mean)
.................Ph 10? -_-
Oh lord, our educational system has failed.
@@SkydivingSquid Hahaha I thought it would be Ph 10 because 8+2=10.
13:25 i had the same expirience while i was grounded in "the corner of disgust" (im spanish not american).
I kinda want to see Mike reacts to Patrick saying "don't touch me, I'm sterile."
YES!!!!!
AHAHAHA YEAHHHH
He would just explain again about the sterie process again while doing a small laugh
Today I learned that he meant sterile as in clean and not sterile as in unable to make children.
@@elliott9557 it has different meaning
They should add 'how to apply for a magazine subscription' to the med school syllabus honestly. Every doctors office be having magazines and pamphlets as old as Methuselah's slippers.
His confused rage over the repeated appearance of the head mirror was strangely hilarious to me. Idk where it came from either, but it's definitely something children's cartoons led me to believe I'd encounter in life, just like quicksand or getting sprayed by a skunk and having to take a tomato juice bath.
My dad had one 🤣 he Is an orl doctor
I have been stuck in quicksand. I have narrowly escaped being sprayed by a skunk and my cousin, who was with me, had to bathe in tomato juice. I do not know what the head thing is.
Totally agree with you on that. It was kinda hilarious 🙂
The shiny disc thing on the forehead is a pizza slicer blade in case you need to amputate or make an incision. Doctors just happen to wear it like a spare tire.
"NO IT'S NOT WE HAVE FUN THERE!!"
I've never seen doctor mike so offended 🤣
And his video editor/meme Lord did a good job calling it out
I had the pause the video just to laugh at how defensive he became 😭
"Look, there's Carl's brain!"
"Where? I don't see it!"
I don't know why I laughed there but I--
Peanut brain
For I second like
No brain
This guy is officially the coolest doctor ever.
"Smelly fridge syndrome?” caught me off guard 😂