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Ruptured Ear Drum : Prevention

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Prevention could include:
Do not insert objects into the ear canal, even to clean it. Foreign objects should only be removed by a health care provider.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 13, 2009
A perforated eardrum can be prevented by avoiding insertion of any object into the ear to clean it. If a foreign object becomes lodged in the ear, only a doctor should try to remove it.Promptly treating all ear infections is another way to guard a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A perforated eardrum can be prevented by avoiding insertion of any object into the ear to clean it or to remove ear wax(cerumen). Excess cerumen should only be removed by a doctor.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Identification and Topographic Localization of Metallic Foreign Bodies by Metal Detector." Journal of Pediatric Surgery 39(August 2004): 1245–48.Reilly, B.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
These require emergency treatment from a qualified physician.Mechanical obstruction of the airways, which commonly occurs when food gets lodged in the throat, can be treated by applying the Heimlich maneuver. If the object is lodged lower in the a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Middle ear infections are the most common cause of earaches in children. Most youngsters have had at least one such infection by the time they are 3 years old.
Source:StayWell
A panel of experts has released guidelines for the treatment of acute otitis media in otherwise healthy children.
Source:StayWell
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