
16/07/2025
I had a 9 year old patient come in with mum and siblings. The patient presented with pain and Muffled hearing in one ear and had been using drops in the ear. I checked the ear and it looked like a straightforward wax removal, so I proceeded with suction and removed a lump of wax. I could see wax further down and as I tried to remove the wax the patient was finding it uncomfortable as the wax was pushing against the ear drum. So I moved to irrigation and washed the wax out, which revealed two small gems stuck in the ear. I then went in with suction and removed the gems! We all had a chuckle over this as my patients parent said they had an inkling there was a foreign object in her ear. My patient was beaming as they had instant relief from the pain and Muffled hearing and is now free to enjoy the summer holidays. The siblings were fascinated by how I got the gems out, hopefully they'll think twice about putting anything in their ears 👂 😅 .
Aftercare advice given.
Pure Hear