RESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presentation, nature and fate of aural foreign bodies
STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive Study
SETTING: E.N.T. and Head and 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 history 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