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The document discusses the dangers of foreign objects in children's ears and advises parents against attempting to remove such objects at home. It highlights the risks of pushing the object further in, causing damage, or inducing infection. Instead, it recommends seeking professional medical help for safe removal and addresses the issue of insects in the ear, suggesting the use of oil to suffocate the bug before seeking care.

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The document discusses the dangers of foreign objects in children's ears and advises parents against attempting to remove such objects at home. It highlights the risks of pushing the object further in, causing damage, or inducing infection. Instead, it recommends seeking professional medical help for safe removal and addresses the issue of insects in the ear, suggesting the use of oil to suffocate the bug before seeking care.

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FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE EAR

Young children are notorious for putting everything they can find into their mouths, noses, and
sometimes ears. If you are a parent, you should learn about the hazards of small children having access to
objects small enough to be placed in the ear. You should also be advised that, if a foreign body in the ear is
suspected, you should not attempt to remove it at home by yourself. There are several reasons for this: (1)
you may end up pushing the object further into the ear canal; (2) any object you may try to use to "get the
object out of the ear" may actually damage the wall of your child's ear canal, setting up the possibility of a
secondary infection; (3) if you do not adequately immobilize your child, he or she may jerk during your
attempt to remove the object and further injure the ear from the sudden movement; and finally, (4) should
you believe that the foreign object can be flushed out with water without knowing exactly what the object
is, further problems may develop. If the object is a food substance such as a bean or piece of corn, the
object may swell in the ear canal. It is always best to take your child to a health care provider for foreign
body removal.
Other foreign bodies that may be problems (no matter what your age is) are bugs, spiders, and insects.
You should be advised about this risk, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors or camp frequently. If
a bug does crawl in your ear, it will make a terrible noise until it is either killed or removed. One safe way
to stop the noise and to suffocate the creature until it can be removed is to fill the ear canal with some type
of oil, preferably mineral oil or olive oil. Then, as advised above, you should seek help from a health care
provider to actually remove the bug and to ensure that the ear canal is without lesions or damage.

Thompson, J. and Wilson, S. (1997). Health Assessment for Nursing Practice. St. Louis: Mosby.

This guide may be printed for free distribution to patients and families. All rights reserved. © Copyright 1998 by Mosby.

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