Archive for April 8th, 2008
Removal of Foreign Body
By medliorator - Last updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I recently treated a young patient with a cylindrical metallic foreign body in the ear canal …it was a tiny fuse. The smoothness and rounded edges of the object made grasping with alligator forceps impossible. The width of the object prohibited the use of a cerumen spoon since the object fit the canal almost perfectly. [...]