Accidents - Hearing aids - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,728
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	21
26-50 years old:	218
50+ years old:	1,489

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	1,552	Internal:	91
All Of Body:	70	Head:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 74 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: Hearing aids
PT REMOVED HIS HEARING AIDE FROM HIS EAR AND A PIECE STUCK IN EAR FB EA R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
SWALLOWED HEARINNG AID, MEANT TO TAKE MORNING MEDS GRABBED HEARING AID INSTEAD BY ACCIDENT. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 75 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
PART OF HEARING AID CAME OFF IN PATIENTS EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 35 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
PIECE OF HEARING AIDE IS STUCK IN EAR. DX FOREIGN BODY#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
PT POSS SWOLLOWED HEARING AID YEST, FOUND PLAYING W/ONE HEARING AID YES T & 2ND ONE NOT FOUND, X-RAY NEG FOR FB; POSS SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT HAD PART OF HEARING AID STUCK IN L EAR - FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 74 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
HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR, DX; FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 66 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: Hearing aids
A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE OF HEARING AIDS STUCK INTO EAR >> FBR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 59 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, First aid equipment
HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR AFTER USING ***, DX; FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 STUCK IN L EAR DX; FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 60 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
PT HAS BILATERAL HEARING AIDS NOW HAS PAIN IN RIGHT EAR OTITIS FROM H EARING AIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 77 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
PT HAD PIECE OF HEARING AID (FOREIGN BODY) IN L EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
PT HAS BILATERAL HEARING AIDS NOW HAS AN INFECTION IN BOITH EARS OTIT IS EXTERNA FROM HEARING AID USE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 63 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
PT HAD A FOAM PIECE OF HIS HEARING AID REMAIN IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hearing aids
WAS REACHING FOR HER HEARING AID BOX AND FELL HITTING HEAD ?LOC DX- S CALP LAC AND HIP CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 75 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
PT GOT PART OF A HEARING AID STUCK IN HIS EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 53 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 EAR WHEN PIECE OF HEARING AID FELL OFF INTO EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hearing aids, Tables
LAC R EAR; R EAR CUT BY HEARING AID. HIT HEAD ON TABLE & HEARING AID BR OKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES WHILE EATING DINNER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 47 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
PT WEARS A HEARING AID IN LEFT EAR AND NOW THAT EAR DEVELOPED A FUNGAL INFECTION OTITIS FR4OM HEARING AID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 72 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
72 Y/O M WITH PIECE OF HEARING AID CAUGHT IN L EAR AT HOME DX; FOREIGN BODY L EAR, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 67 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
67 Y/O F WITH PART OF HEARING AIDE STUCK IN L EAR AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY L EAR REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 81 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
PT HAS HEARING AIDE STUCK IN EAR LOBE DX// FB EAR LOBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hearing aids
EARS BLEEDING, HAS HEARING AIDES DX NO TREATMENT, LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
SUDDEN ONSET OF VERTIGO. WEARS HEARING AID, HAD 6 BEERS LAST NIGHT. D X: PERPHERAL VERTIGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 80 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: Hearing aids
80 YO F REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM EAR PT THINKS PART OF HEARING AID IN EAR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 63 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
PT WAS AT HOME, HEARING AID BROKE, LEFT PIECE IN LT EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
PT SWALLOWED HEARING AID THOUGHT IS WAS A PILL DX// ESOPHAGEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 83 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
PT C/O HEARING AID PLUG STUCK IN EAR. D X FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 62 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
FOREIGN BODY EAR WHEN LOST PART OF HEARING AID IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 64 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
64YOM WEARINGA HEARING AID, A PIECE FELL OFF INTO HIS LEFT EAR FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 40 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
40YMC FILTER FROM HEARING AID CAME OFF INTO EAR/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
PT PRESENTED WITH FB TO LEFT EAR.C/O EAR PAIN. MOTHER STATES PT WEARS H EARING AID & PT MAY HAVE PUT BATTERY IN EAR.NOT ABLE TO REMOVE.F/U ENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT HAS FB IN EAR ( PIECE OF HEARING AID )
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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