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An 11-year-old girl presented following a long-standing history of unilateral tinnitus, aural fullness and discomfort. She had seen multiple primary care doctors and repeatedly been diagnosed with unilaterally impacted wax. While on holiday in Bali she unfortunately suffered from tonsillitis and received a full ear, nose and throat (ENT) examination. A wax-coloured bead was identified in her external auditory canal (figures 1 and 2). On return to the UK she attended our ENT outpatient department for an uneventful removal of the foreign body under general anaesthetic.
Figure 1
View of foreign body in situ mimicking impacted wax.
Figure 2
Foreign body following removal.
On reflection, the child's mother recalled witnessing the child placing the bead in her ear at the age of 2. Fortunately, due to the inert nature of this...
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