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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,902
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| HAS BEEN USING EAR PLUGS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC EAR PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| FOAM IN EAR, THOUGHT IT WAS EAR PLUG DX: FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 83 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: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| DX BAROTITIS MEDIA L EAR: PT STATES SHE HAS EAR PLUG STUCK IN L EAR SINCE THIS A.M. AFTER TRY'G TO RETREIVE IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 37 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: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| DX OTALGIA EAR PAIN: C/O R RAURICLE PIN POINT TENDERNESS X 2D S/P WEAR'G EAR MUFFS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | 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 |
| HAS PIECE OF PLASTIC EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT PUT EAR PLUG IN EAR AND IT GOT STUCK DX// FB LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT PLACED *** EAR PLUGS INTO EAR AT *** & COULD NOT REMOVE ITDX: FOREIG N BODY LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| EAR FB-PIECE OF EAR PLUG IN EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EAR FROM EAR PIECE. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 30 YOM PRESENTS WITH EAR PLUG STUCK IN LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 30 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: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| DX R OTITIS EXTERNA: R D PAIN IN R EAR. PT STATES DOES NOT USE Q-TIPS; BUT HAS BEEN WEAR'G EARPLUGS A LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 35 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 PLUG STUCK IN EAR, DX; FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY EAR - 45 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH EAR PLUG PLACED TOO FAR I NTO EAR CANAL - DOES THIS NIGHTLY FOR HUSBAND'S SNORING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | 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 |
| USING EAR PLUGS AND NOW EAR PAIN--EAR PLUG STILL WEDGED IN EAR!! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| SWIMMING IN EAR PLUGS AND NOW PAINFUL WITH EXTERNAL OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YO MALE CANNOT GET EARPLUG OU OF EAR F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT HAS EARPLUG STUCK IN RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| DX R EAR CANAL ABRASION W ASSOCIATED BLEEDING: ONSET T-1, REPORTS FLIGHT ON SUNDAY. WORE FOAM EAR PLUGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT WITH EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| FB L EAR/15YOM PRESENTS FROM SUMMER CAMP WITH EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR AT HOME DX// FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT SUS FB TO EAR AFTER GETTING EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| F'BODY EAR- EAR PLUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| PUT EAR PLUG IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT HAS EAR PLUGS STUCK IN BOTH EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT REPORTS GETTING EAROHONE PLUG STUCK IN EAR WITH PAIN DX: FOREIGN TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT AT THE BEACH AND PUT A WAX EAR PLUG IN RIGHT EAR UNABLE TO GET IT OT U FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| WEARS EAR PLUGS AT NIGHT HAVING PRESSURE IN EAR DX BELLS PALSY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 60 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 |
| EAR FB-EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| PIECE OF Q TIP STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 65 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 |
| GOT EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR DX: F.B. IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT AT BEACH EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR DX/ FB RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| HX OF PROLONGED LOUD NOISE EXPOSURE & EAR PLUG USE DIZZY DX VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| L SIDE OF EAR PLUG MISSING. DX L FOREIGN BODY TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 Y/O M WITH EARPLUG STUCK IN L EAR. DX; FOREIGN BODY L EAR, REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YFC USING EAR PLUGS AT NIGHT UNTIL AM PULLED OUT PLUG AND BROKE STAYING IN EAR/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 27 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 GOT EAR PLUGS STUCK IN EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 23 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, Swimming |
| PUT EAR PLUGS IN EARS WHILE SWIMMING AT REC CENTER NOTED EAR PLUGS WERE TOO SMALL AND COULDN T GET L ONE OUT DX FOREIGN BODY REMVOAL L EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT PLACED EARPLUGS IN HER EAR 1 WEEK AGO AND IS UNABLE TO GET THEM OUT. D: BILATERAL FB, VP SHUNT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT WITH EAR PLUG FROM AN*** STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT STUCK EAR PLUGS IN EARS "I WAS TIRED OF HEARING NY BABY BROTHER CRY" UNABLE TO GET (L) PLUG OUT DX- EAR F/B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 30 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 HAD EAR PLUGS LODGED IN EARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT STATES TRIED TO REMOVE EAR PLUG FROM EAR AND IT BROKE DX F.O.B. IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| PATIENT C/O FOREIGN BODY IN EAR, EAR PLUUG BROKE OFF IN EAR. DX-FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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