SPECTRUM OF FOREIGN BODIES IN EAR, NOSE & THROAT AT TMC & DR. BRAM TEACHING HOSPITAL – A RECORD BASED STUDY

Dr. Diptanu Saha, Dr. Bidhan Das, Dr. Biswajit Sukla

Abstract


INTRODUCTION: Foreign bodies (FB) lodging in ear, nose & throat is commonly encountered in ENT practice. Adequate knowledge & skill about FB removal is a must in order to avoid possible complications. OBJECTIVE: Categorizing the FB encountered, clinical features & management. METHOD: Record-based study. RESULTS: Overall 710 patients’ data from the previous medical records were scrutinized for the study, out of males were 400(56.33%) & females were 310(46.33%) with a sex ratio of male: female as 1.2:1. FB ear accounting 320 patients (45%) followed by FB in pharynx/esophagus with a total of 191 patients (26.9%). Clinical presentation of FB ear cases shows more cases presenting with earache(56.25%). Age wise distribution shows between 11-20Y, total  211 cases (29.71%).CONCLUSION: More cases of FB in ENT around second decade of life with decreasing trend as the age increases while nasal FB more common around pediatric age-group.


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Foreign Body (FB), Earache, Nasal.

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