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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 854
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT. LEANED OVER TO PICK UP HEARING AIDE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT NH. DX. L HUMERAL FX (ELBOW), CONT FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 34 YO MALE WAS TAKING OUT HEARING AID AND A PIECE FELL IN EAR F/B RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| GOT HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR DX: F.B. IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PART OF HEARING AID IN L EAR FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PIECE OF HEARING AID IS STUCK IN PT'S EAR. DX: FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 68 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: Hearing aids |
| PUTTING A NEW HEARING AIDS INTO EAR, ACC PUSHED A PIECE OF THE OLD ONE INTO EAR." FB REMOVAL'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT C/O PAIN IN R EAR FROM WEARING HEARING AIDE DX: ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids, Batteries |
| SWALLOWED A HEARING AID BATTERY, DX; FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT. HAD COCHLEAR IMPLANT 6 YRS AGO- PT HAS DIZZINESS, SWELLING, & CAN'T FOCUS EYES. DX; CELLULITIS OF RT. EAR RELATED TO COCHLEAR IMPLANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| FB L EAR; PART OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 75 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: Hearing aids |
| PT USES A HEARING AID, DEVELOPED BLEEDING ON OUTSIDE OF EAR, CONTUSION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 81 YO FEMALE HAS EAR PAIN WHILE WEARING HEARING AID OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT HAS A HEARING AID IN RIGHT EAR NOW THAT EAR IS ITCHING AND DRAINING OTITIS EXTERNA FROM HEARING AID USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 70 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: Hearing aids |
| PT HAS A HEARING AID IN LEFT EAR NOW EAR IS DRAINING OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT STARTED WEARING A HEARING AID IN THE LEFT EAR A MONTH AGO NOW THAT E AR IS DRAINING AND IRRITATED OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT AT THE DRS OFFICE BEING FITTED FOR HEARING AIDS WHEN A PIECE OF THE SILICONE MOLDING REMAINED IN LEFT EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 85 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT HAD BLEEDING FROM EAR AFTER BEING FITTED FOR A HEARING AID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT WEARS A HEARING AID IN LEFT EAR NOW IT IS ALL SWOLLEN AND INFECTED O TITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| LEFT EAR PAIN-C/O PAIN TO LEFT EAR AFTER BEING FITTED WITH A NEW HEARIN G AID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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