{"id":4398,"date":"2019-04-03T12:39:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T12:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:03:54","slug":"foreign-bodies-in-the-ear-nose-and-airway-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/foreign-bodies-in-the-ear-nose-and-airway-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Bodies in the Ear, Nose, and Airway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/foreign-bodies-in-the-ear-nose-and-airway-article\/#Symptoms_of_foreign_bodies_present_in_nose\" >Symptoms of foreign bodies present in nose<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/foreign-bodies-in-the-ear-nose-and-airway-article\/#What_must_you_Do\" >What must you Do:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/foreign-bodies-in-the-ear-nose-and-airway-article\/#What_Not_to_DO\" >What Not to DO:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Children are naturally curious and often wonder how things work.\u00a0One of the dangers that can occur as a result of this curiosity is that the child may place foreign bodies into their mouth, nose, or ears. While often harmless, this can create a choking hazard and put the child in danger of serious injuries or infections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Common items that children put in their noses include\u00a0small toys, pieces of eraser, food, pebbles, paired disc magnets, button batteries<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11895\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11895\" class=\"wp-image-11895 size-medium\" title=\"Objects found in nasal passages.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%92%CE%AC%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%BC%CF%8D%CF%84%CE%B7.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Objects found in nasal passages.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Objects found in nasal passages<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Young children will forget that they have put something in their ear or nose and may be there for a long period of time. Many times a child has been given antibiotics for months to cope with a &#8220;pus drainage&#8221; from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/the-nose\/\">nose<\/a>, only to discover a foreign body present when examined by an otolaryngologist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">If your child constantly scratches his nose, if the nasal mucus smells bad,\u00a0there is swelling and redness in the nostril or the nose bleeds often, you have to suspect that there is a foreign body present.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Symptoms_of_foreign_bodies_present_in_nose\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Symptoms of foreign bodies present in nose<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Difficulty breathing through the affected nostril<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Feeling of something in the nose<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Foul-smelling or bloody nasal discharge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Irritability, particularly in infants<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Irritation or pain in the nose<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11899\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11899\" class=\"wp-image-11899 size-medium\" title=\"Foreign Bodies in the Nose.Eviasis.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%BE%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BF-%CF%83%CF%8E%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%BC%CF%8D%CF%84%CE%B7.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Foreign Bodies in the Nose.Eviasis.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foreign Bodies in the Nose<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_must_you_Do\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">What must you Do:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">If the presence of a foreign body is suspected in the nose, ear or throat then it is of great importance to have the child examined by EYiasis pediatric ENT department in order to remove the object and the area to be cleaned.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Not_to_DO\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">What Not to DO:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">DO NOT search the nose with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cotton_swab\">cotton swabs<\/a> or other tools. This may push the object further into the nose.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">DO NOT use tweezers or other tools to remove an object that is stuck deep inside the nose.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">DO NOT try to remove an object that you cannot see or one that is not easy to grasp. 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