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Nasal and aural foreign body removal: another technique for a common problem

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Paediatrics
Trying to remove foreign bodies from the ears and noses of children is something we have all struggled with at various times. Many people have their own top tips, and here Oliver McLaren and Alexander Walkden describe an ingenious way...

CT-scan instead of rigid bronchoscopy in paediatric foreign body aspiration?

1 March 2018 | | Airway, Bronchoscopy, CT-scan, Foreign body
Many centres would still use rigid bronchoscopy as the gold standard for possible foreign body aspiration (FBA) in children. Evidence is growing that CT scanning in these situations is a reliable alternative, especially as rigid bronchoscopy (RB) still carries a...
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Patient-led wax and aural foreign body removal technology – is it safe?

4 March 2024 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
As ENT and audiology professionals, wax impaction and aural foreign bodies are common presentations to our clinic that can cause significant distress to patients and can preclude diagnostic testing such as pure tone audiograms and tympanometry. We often advise patients...