Foreign object stuck in nose.

[sweetnpetite]

I thinkt that my two and a half year old *may* have stuck a popcorn seed up his nose, but am not certain. Does anyone know anyway to find out and dislodge it safely without going to the hospital?

 

[NoJo]

I thinkt that my two and a half year old *may* have stuck a popcorn seed up his nose, but am not certain. Does anyone know anyway to find out and dislodge it safely without going to the hospital?

Happened to my kid, with a peanut. It's common. You MUST NOT try to dislodge it yourself. A General Practioner should be able to do it for you.

Joe

 

[Shadowskill Knight]

They actually have a web site for Foreign objects in the nose. Here's what one said:

Children sometimes put small objects such as beans, peas, candy, beads, or small pieces of toys into their nose. These foreign bodies often get stuck or cannot be found.
Signs/Symptoms
The nose may have a watery discharge that later turns thick, yellow, and foul-smelling. The child may have trouble breathing through the nose, and may complain of pain in the nose. The object may or may not be visible.
Care
Blowing the nose may push the object out. If that doesn't work, see the child's doctor. If you try to get the object out by yourself, you could injure the nose.


Edited to add: some more info...
# Do not use tweezers, cotton swabs, or other small tools to remove the object.
# Have the child breathe through his mouth, not nose. Have him breathe gently.
# If you can do it easily and safely, find out which nostril the object is stuck in. Plug the other nostril and have the child gently blow through the nostril where the object is stuck. Do not let child blow too hard or too many times.
# Call the doctor if this doesn't work or if the object is not easy to remove.
# Call the doctor if you think your child's nose could be irritated or infected after the object is removed.

 

[sweetnpetite]

thanks guys.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[Lord DragonsWing]

thanks guys.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Sweet,

There are alot of vaiiables that can concern something up the nose. I'm a nurse and I'd say go to the ER. They're use to that. IT all depends on how high up the obstruction is. The Doc will be the most help.

 

[doormouse]

I actually had a bead stuck up my nose when I was four.

They had to stick a swab of methodone(?) up my other nostril and get a hook to pull it out.

I'm guessing they'll do the same with him.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Did the same thing, Kim.

Shoved a plastic bead up my nose and couldn't get it out. Of course, being a tyke I wouldn't say anything to anybody about it. So I walked around all day like nothing was wrong. My sister noticed, grabbed a tissue, plugged my other nostril and made me blow. I didn't shove it too far up there though so I think that was okay to make me blow it out like that.

Lol....still laugh about it...

 

[doormouse]

and why doesn't that surprise me SIMA????? lol

OMG you're as good at sticking things in holes as I am lol

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

and why doesn't that surprise me SIMA????? lol

OMG you're as good at sticking things in holes as I am lol

 

[Lisa Denton]

I actually had a bead stuck up my nose when I was four.

They had to stick a swab of methodone(?) up my other nostril and get a hook to pull it out.

I'm guessing they'll do the same with him.

I guess thats not the same as using anal beads up your nose and morphine, and since you was only four, I guess you cannot be considered kinky.

 

[shereads]

This is a good place to ask for medical advice.

I'd ask her to take a big breath through her mouth and then exhale through her nose. But she's two. "Exhale" would mean nothing, right?

 

[doormouse]

I guess thats not the same as using anal beads up your nose and morphine, and since you was only four, I guess you cannot be considered kinky.

My Barbie and Ken dolls were having sex wayyyyyy before I even knew what it meant lol

I started young

 

[shereads]

That's my Souix tribal name.

 

[Guest]

 

[carsonshepherd]

I have this friend....

Who was old enough to know better at the time. Well, she was bored one day, and she rolled up a piece of red wax theat comes from off colby cheese into a small ball and stuck it in her ear.

Well of course it became lodged there! If I'm not mistaken she was too ashamed to tell her mother at first and it was several days before she went to the doctor to have it pulled out; and I think by then, her ear was infected.

Many years later, when she told me about this (and swore me to secrecy, teehee) I asked her why she did such a dumb thing. She said she had no idea. I suggested maybe she wanted to take a reverse transfer mold of the inside of her ear and she agreed that was probably it.

Moral of the story - just don't stick things in places they don't belong.

 

[Rhys]

Re: I have this friend....

Moral of the story - just don't stick things in places they don't belong.

*cough*

 

[carsonshepherd]

Re: Re: I have this friend....

*cough*

unless they're designed for that purpose....