Aussie doctor shows parents best way to give their child a rapid antigen test ...

An Australian surgeon has demonstrated the correct way to do a rapid antigen test and the common mistake many people are making - putting swabs too far up the nose.   

Dr Eric Levi, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Melbourne, has posted a series of helpful video to his TikTok account which show parents the right and wrong way to perform the tests - which contain lessons for us all. 

Dr Levi said people have come to believe they need to insert the swab really deep because of PCR tests performed upon them, but that is not necessary with RATs.

'The aim is to go low and slow - aim for the back of the nose,' he says.

Dr Levi said he's heard from many parents concerned they're not performing the RATs accurately, and offered advice for those concerned they're not doing a proper job.

'Remember, going up is painful, always aim down, going low and going slow. I've got my little finger to stabilise my hand on her chin,' he says.

Dr Levi is a Consultant Surgeon at Ear, Nose and Throat Victoria, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.

He regularly posts explainers to his TikTok account helping followers perform nasal and throat Covid tests on themselves and others.

His latest video offers a tutorial for parents conducting rapid tests on their children, an important lesson with kids going back to school around the country in the next few weeks.

'She is sitting comfortably on the sofa, I'm using my arm to support her head,' Dr Levi says as he performs the swab on his daughter.

'Just going in slowly with a bit of a gentle twirl going round to the back, one to two centimetres. Twirling and then slowly coming out, and that's it.'  

Dozens of parents commented on the video thanking Dr Levi, with many putting the technique into

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