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Otolaryngology: ENT Surgery
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th
International Conference on
Cell & Stem Cell Research
World Congress and Expo on
Journal of Otolaryngology Online Journal | Volume 8
Frequency of complications in aural foreign bodies
Faisal Bashir
1
, Zulfiqar Ali
1
,
and
Syed Ali Naqi
2
1
Medical College Mirpur, Pakistan
2
Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Pakistan
Objective:
Todetermine the frequency of three complications
in terms of bleeding, laceration of external auditory canal
and perforation of tympanic membrane due to presence of
foreign body in external auditory canal.
Methodology:
This was a randomized study, all the cases; one
hundred and ninety-six that presented for six months were
included in our study by Consecutive Non-Probability Sampling.
Otoscopic examinationof bothearswas carriedout andpatients
with incidental findings were also included. After removing the
foreign body laceration, ear bleed, and perforation of tympanic
membrane and its type were documented.
Results:
(25%) of patients developed bleeding, (13.8%) were
having laceration while none of the patient presented with
tympanic membrane perforation. Cotton bud was found to
be the commonest foreign body (33.7%) with associated
bleeding.
Conclusions:
Cotton buds are not suitable for ear cleaning, it
causes bleeding and lacerations.
Speaker Biography
Faisal Bashir is working as associate professor. He has completed his MBBS, DLO,
FCPS and he is also the supervisor of fellowship at CPSP. In Azad Kashmir, he is the
pioneer in starting FESS and known by giving a new dimension to ENT head and
neck surgery. He is also well recognized in this area for his services by elevating
ENT department not only in-patient surgery, equipment but also in-patient care.
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ent-2005-498@cpsp.edu.pkZulfiqar Ali et al., ENT and Stem Cell 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4066/2250-0359-C1-002