Clinical Profile Of Different Type Of Foreign Body In Ear Nose And Throat At Sir T. Hospital, Bhavnagar

Different Type Of Foreign Body In Ear Nose And Throat

Abstract

Background: Then symptoms caused by impaction of foreign bodies depends on the nature of the objects, site, duration of lodgement. Foreign body is more common in young children than adult, Children are at high risk of object into mouth to determine their taste. Adult aspirated the foreign body influence of alcohol, sedative or unconsciousness due to head trauma. to study the different types, age and gender wise distribution and clinical presentations of various foreign bodies in ear, nose and throat. Material And Methods: 100 Patients presented with foreign bodies in ear nose or throat were included in this study. This study was done from 1st June 2021 to 31may 2022 at ENT Department Sir T. General Hospital, Bhavnagar. The graphical representations were used to analyse the data. Result: The most common age group affected was <10 years. Out of 100 patients with foreign bodies in the ear, nose, or throat, 56 were males and 44 were females. Out of 100 patients, 22 (22%) had foreign body in the ear, 28 (28%) foreign body in the nose, and 50 (50%) in the throat. The foreign bodies were removed with or without local anaesthesia (LA) in 48 (48%) patients, 52 patients (52%) required general anaesthesia (GA) for removal of foreign body. Conclusion: Most of the foreign bodies were seen in children within age group of 0-10 years. Gender wise distribution of foreign body in ear nose throat was nearly same for both genders, foreign body in ear or nose were diagnosed and treated on OPD basis. Foreign bodies below the level of oropharynx required general Anaesthesia for their removal. Most common foreign bodies in the ear were stones, seeds, and slate pencils, in the nose they were seeds, stone and sticks and in the throat were coins, mutton bones and needles. [Meena M Natl J Integr Res Med, 2023; 14(3): 10-13, Published on Dated: 18/05/2023]