cotton tip applicator; Q tip
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Epidemiology
- 260,000 children presented to emergency departments with ear injuries from cotton-tip applicators from 1990 to 2010
Complications
- injury to the tympanic membrane
- ossicular dislocation
- perilymphatic fistulas
- facial nerve paralysis
- hearing loss
- intracranial infections
More general terms
References
- ↑ Ameen ZS, Chounthirath T, Smith GA, Jatana KR. Pediatric cotton-tip applicator-related ear injury treated in United States emergency departments, 1990-2010. J Pediatr 2017 May 1 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28473166