particular types of FB
Last reviewed 01/2018
- the most common ear foreign bodies include
- beads
- plastic toys
- pebbles
- popcorn kernels
- insects
- insects are more common in patients older than 10 years
- graspable
foreign bodies
- these include foam rubber, paper, vegetable material
- they have higher rates of successful removal under direct visualization
- nongraspable
foreign bodies
- these include beads, pebbles, popcorn kernels
- they have lower rates of successful removal
- are associated with more complications such as canal lacerations
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