1. Foreign bodies in the nose and ear.
Dr.P.T.Kenny.

5. Removal of a foreign body from the nose.
Close the mouth and the other nostril and let the patient blow the nose or sneeze.
Try to remove the object with a paper clip bent to form a ‘spoon’.
Try to remove it with a ‘crocodile’ forceps.
Connect a piece of rubber tubing to a suction and try to suck out the object.
NB: Take care not to push the object in deeper, causing it to go down the throat and be aspirated!!!

6. How to make a child sneeze…

7. Removal of a foreign body from the ear canal.
Syringe the ear with lukewarm water, thus removing the object.
Try to remove the object with a bent paper clip, or a curette or a small skin hook.
Try using a suction with a short piece of rubber tubing connected to it.
NB: A good head lamp makes it much easier since you then have both your hands free. Take care not to damage the eardrum!!!

8. Removing a live insect from the ear canal.
An insect only crawls forward.
First kill the insect by drowning it with water, or plant oil, or baby oil.
A good head lamp frees both hands for you to manipulate the ear with one hand and remove the insect with the other.
A bent paper clip, a curette, a ‘crocodile’ forceps or suction could help.
Syringing the ear might also remove the insect.