Abstract

 In rabies patient on blowing on any ear, the respiratory muscle spasms is increased. This “KD EAR BLOW SIGN IN RABIES” is due to increase in humidity (examiners moist air blow) in the auditory canal which in turn sends impulses via those auditory nerves to temporal lobe thus stimulating reflex.

Keywords: Rabies; KD Ear Blow Sign; Hydrophobia

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Citation

Citation: Vinod Kumar Tewari., et al. ““KD Ear Blow Sign” in Rabies".Acta Scientific Neurology 3.8 (2020): 77-78.

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Copyright: © 2020 Vinod Kumar Tewari., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.