Aural Foreign Bodies in the Children

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dc.contributor.authorOloge, F.E.
dc.contributor.authorDunmade, A.D.
dc.contributor.authorAfolabi, O.A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-20T07:58:10Z
dc.date.available2020-02-20T07:58:10Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionAural foreign bodiesen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective Foreign body in the ear is commonly encountered in children by primary care givers, emergency department Physicians, Pediatricians and Otolaryngologists worldwide. Methods We reviewed cases of aural foreign bodies in children seen in our centre over a five-year period with the aim of auditing our current practice and suggesting possible improvements suited for developing countries. Results Grains and seeds (27.9%), beads (19.7%), cotton wool (13.6%), paper (8.8%) and eraser (8.2%) formed the bulk of the aural foreign bodies. About 96% was removed without general anesthesia by using Jobson Horne’s probe or aural dressing forceps (73.8%) under direct vision; or by syringing (22.1%). Some 4% had to be removed in the operating theatre under general anesthesia. The complications observed include bruise or laceration and bleeding from the external auditory canal (16.3%), otitis externa (6.5%) and traumatic perforation of the tympanic membrane (1.7%). Conclusion Despite a high proportion of cases managed in the office setting, complication rates were within acceptable levels. There is need to develop practical criteria that will be beneficial to primary health care givers to determine which patients could be managed in the primary care setting with acceptable outcome.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipF. E. Ologe, A. D. Dunmade, O. A. Afolabien_US
dc.identifier.citationOloge F.E., Dunmade A.D. & Afolabi O.A. (2007): Aural Foreign Bodies in the Children: Indian Journal of Pediatric. 74 (8); 5-8.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3782
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublished by: Dept. of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India.en_US
dc.subjectAural Foreign bodiesen_US
dc.subjectChildren Auditen_US
dc.subjectearen_US
dc.subjectemergency departmenten_US
dc.titleAural Foreign Bodies in the Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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