Aural Foreign Body

Question 1

Aural Foreign body:

how often are they bilateral?

Answer 1

up to 15% of the time

Question 2

Aural Foreign body:

What should be the main consideration between organic (insects, food etc) and artificial AFBs?

Answer 2

• Organic tend to by hydrophilic so can swell if delayed which reduces the success of retrieval
• organic is more likely to trigger inflammatory reaction if delayed

Question 3

Aural Foreign body:

Best way to kill insect prior to removal?

Answer 3

Drown in olive oil

Question 4

Aural Foreign body:

When not to irrigate?

Answer 4

If a battery is the AFB as the moisture can result in leakage of contents that will damage the tissue it comes in contact with