When cheating goes wrong: hearing device migrated to the middle ear cavity
Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2016; 38 (1): 48-49
in English
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ABSTRACT
A twenty-four-year-old Bahraini male presented to emergency with bloody discharge from the left ear and mild earache. History revealed insertion of a hearing device in the left external canal, which migrated to the middle ear cavity. The device was removed under general anaesthesia; one mm in diameter foreign body was extracted with a surgical hook through the tympanic membrane perforation. The patient did not suffer any major complication
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Ear
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Ear, Middle
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Earache
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Foreign Bodies
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Hearing
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Bahrain Med. Bull.
Year:
2016
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