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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presentation, nature and fate of aural foreign bodies.
STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive Study.
SETTING: E.N.T. and Head & Neck Surgery department, Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad
from June 2014 to May 2015.
METHODOLOGY: A prospective study of 224 patients who presented with different aural foreign
bodies. All patients having suspected history of aural foreign body and whom who haven’t his-
tory but during examination foreign body present in ear are included in the study. The patient of
all age group of both the genders was enrolled. All the data was collected on a pre-designed
Performa. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 16.
RESULTS: Out of 224 cases of aural foreign bodies, 50.4% were less than seven years of age,
with male outnumber female. 93.3% of patients were having foreign body in one ear and 6.7%
have foreign body in both ears respectively. Majority of aural foreign bodies were Beads and
pearls that were seen in 30.4%. Most of the cases (87.5%) did not develop any complication
during extraction. The complications observed were canal abrasion in 11 (4.9%) patients, otitis
externa in 12 (5.3%) and tympanic membrane perforation in 02 ( 0.8%) patients.
CONCLUSION: Aural foreign bodies are commonly encountered during otorhinological practice.
Various varieties of aural foreign bodies are prevalent at different parts of the world. These
cases should be removed under good magnification and illumination and/or sedation/general
anesthesia if needed for prevention of complication.
KEY WORDS: Foreign bodies, general Anesthesia, tympanic membrane perforation.
68 pasien (30,4%), ujung kapas dan korek api Jenis Jumlah Persentase
diekstraksi dari 50 pasien (22,3%), biji sayuran Manik-manik dan mutiara 68 30.4%
diekstraksi dari 31 pasien (13,8%), kertas dan karet Ujung kapas dan korek api 50 22.3%
diekstraksi dari 27 pasien (12,1%), serangga Biji sayuran 31 13.8%
diekstraksi dari 24 pasien (10,7%), baterai Kertas dan karet 27 12.1%
diekstraksi dari 13 pasien (5,8%), sedangkan batu
Serangga 24 10.7%
dan kacang Arica (Chilia) diekstraksi dari 7 pasien
Baterai 13 5.8%
( 3,1%) (Tabel II).
Batu dan kacang 07 3.1%
Sebagian besar kasus 199 (89%) tidak
mengalami komplikasi selama ekstraksi (Tabel III).
Komplikasi utama adalah abrasi kanal 11 (4,9%)
pasien, otitis eksterna pada 12 (5,3%) dan perforasi
membran timpani pada 02 (0,8%) pasien (Gambar
II).
Foreign Bodies in Ear - Actuality of its Diagnosis
TABEL III: FREKUENSI KOMPLIKASI keluhan tetapi benda asing ditemukan di telinga
(n=224) selama pemeriksaan telinga rutin. Pemeriksaan di
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