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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,421
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT INSERTED EAR PLUG INTO L EAR,UNABLE TO REMOVED DX FOREIGN BODY L EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT DEVELOPED R ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA FROM WEARING FOAM EAR PLUGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| WENT TO THE SHOOTING RANGE, USED EAR PLUGS, NOW C RINGING IN THE EAR >> CERUMEN IMPACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| USING EAR PLUGS INSERTED TOO FAR PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PUT EAR PLUGS IN EAR AND PIECE BROKE OFF IN EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR FB-CHILDS EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT SLEEPS WITH EAR PLUGS AND DEVELOPED SEVER EAR PAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PIECE OF EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR FB-EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT WAS USING EAR PLUGS AND COULDN'T GET ONE OUT/ FOREIGN BODY TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| GOT ?PARAFLIN WAX PLUG STUCK INTO EAR GETTING HAIR WASHED >> FBR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices, Other guns or firearms |
| WEARING EAR PLUGS WHILE SHOOTING GUNS AT A COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING, HAS EAR PAIN AND DRAINAGE. DX; OTITIS EXTERNIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT WAS USING PUTTY EAR PLUGS AT REHAB AND CANNOT REMOVE. DX: FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 23YOF WAS USING CLAY EAR PLUGS, A PIECE BROKE OFF DEEP IN EAR & IS UNABLE TO REMOVE. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices, Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT WITH H/O EAR PROBLEMS WEARING EAR PLUGS WHILE SHOWERING, PIECE OF EAR PLUG BROKE OFF AND STUCK IN EAR CANAL; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR PAIN, SLEEPS WITH EAR PLUGS IN. DX; TMJ SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PUT AN EAR PLUG IN (R) EAR THAT WAS TOO SMALL DX- F/B IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| WAX EAR PLUG BROKE OFF & STUCK IN EAR WHILE @ WATER PARK, DX FB EAR REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PATIENT BROKE OFF EAR PLUG IN EAR-FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 45 YO F PIECE OF *** WAX EAR PLUG BROKE OFF IN EAR PT UNABLE TO GET OUT AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT GOT AN EAR PLUG STUCK IN RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| USES EARWAX PLUGS AT NIGHT - PIECE OF IT STUCK IN EAR FB EAR - REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR FB-EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-PAIN WHEN PUTTING EAR PLUGS IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 27 YO EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR/ OTIC FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR FB-PIECE OF RUBBER EAR PLUG IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 55 YOF HAD EAR PLUG CAUGHT IN L EAR - FOREIGN BODY TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT HAS A EAR PLUG IN LEFT EAR UNABLE TO REMOVE IT FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL EAR PLUG FROM EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 53 YO F FOREIGN BODY TO EAR. PIECE OF EAR PLUG LEFT IN EAR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| L TM FOREIGN BODY< ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE EAR PLUG AFTER BATH, IT BROKE OFF, PIECE STILL STUCK, (REMOVED IN ER) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| AFTER SWIMMING EAR PLUG GOT STUCK IN EAR FB TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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