A text-book of diseases of the nose and throat (1904)
Kyle, David Braden, 1863-1916 · Philadelphia ; New York ; London : W.B. Saunders · leaf 47
ed. The mirror should be held in the right hand, exactly as in theSpencerian method of holding the pen, so that the position maybe controlled by rotating the handle by means of the thumb—themirror being held by the index and second fingers, the thumbbeing merely a stay and rotator. It is then… … Fig. 20.—Position of the head for examination of the upper portion of the nasal chamber. being careful not to touch the parts. When fully within thepharyngeal space behind the palate, the handle is rotated slightlyfrom right to left, bringing the reflecting surface around so as toface the operator;…
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