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Damn, that sounds hair raising. Glad he's okay Angry. Sheesh.

My mom and dad had two kids- me and my little bro (4 years younger). We were both super active and into sports and all kinds of outdoor activities. We each took multiple trips to the ER as youngins. I can only imagine the anxiety.

Sounds like you need to make a trip to your basement and put away 8-10 Coronas. :)

Wait.. How do you pop it out through an ear?

Damn, that sounds hair raising. Glad he's okay Angry. Sheesh.

My mom and dad had two kids- me and my little bro (4 years younger). We were both super active and into sports and all kinds of outdoor activities. We each took multiple trips to the ER as youngins. I can only imagine the anxiety.

Sounds like you need to make a trip to your basement and put away 8-10 Coronas. :)

switch that to pacifico

You act as if I'm stupid enough to make this up. The doctors went through the ear. I am not a specialist and would have never concocted this method.



In the Ear: Objects in the ear can be removed by flushing the ear canal with sterile water or saline or using suction, forceps, or other tools. Doctors may remove an insect by putting a topical anesthetic or mineral oil in the ear, which kills the insect, stops pain, and makes removal easier. Younger, more frightened children may need to be sedated or to be given a general anesthetic for these procedures.

Sharp objects, such as pencils, can pierce (perforate) the eardrum. Perforations require evaluation by an ear specialist, but most heal by themselves over time without loss of hearing.

In the Nose: Objects stuck up the nose are of particular concern because they can block the airway, cause infection, and be difficult to remove. Children are often scared to admit they put an object in their nose. Many parents become aware of the problem only when a child's nose bleeds persistently, is runny, or has a foul-smelling discharge or when the child has difficulty breathing on only one side of the nose.

Doctors use a topical anesthetic and attempt to remove the object using suction or forceps. If these measures do not work, doctors may need to sedate children or give them a general anesthetic to remove the object.

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Objects in the Ears and Nose: Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition (http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch276/ch276g.html)

Wait.. How do you pop it out through an ear?

after googling apparently it's a common removal method.. still trying to find the anatomy lesson on it

after googling apparently it's a common removal method.. still trying to find the anatomy lesson on it

Well I could understand that much since the ear nose and throat are all connected. Just wondering how it could be done without damaging the eardrum. Buuuut that questions been answered.

yeah kind of just wondering why there isn't more of a direct route

They went through his ear to pop it out.

This was not your run of the mill foreign object up the nose. My son was bleeding, screaming and moving around frantically. It took all my might to hold him down and see what was up there. I could not hold him down long enough to attempt a rescue. Like I said I have seen an object up the nose before...I have 4 kids. This was different. I thought that it was a small metal object of some sort but it wasn't, it was a flippin beed the size of a pearl. It is out and he is doing better now.

This may seem like nothing to some people and in retrospect I may have been over reacting. Regardless I would like to say thanks guys!
Thank God your son is OK. Very sorry you guys had to go through that.

Very glad to hear that every thing went well. Nothing in life is as scary as having your child hurt, especially when you can't "fix" it. I hope that going forward his ear is good.

Glad to hear the little guy is ok Angry. Must have been scary.