Foreign bodies from a foreign country!

I am off to Me’Kele, Ethiopia where we will work alongside Ethiopian doctors examining and caring for the people of Ethiopia.  I don’t know if they put things in their ears and nose as often as the U.S. kids (and adults) do… we will see.  For those...
Crayons in your EAR?

Crayons in your EAR?

My patient, this 6-year-old boy, didn’t know how these thin little crayons got into his ear!  They don’t seem to have feet on them, so I doubt they walked in there.  Nonetheless, a good rinsing out in the pediatricians’ office wasn’t successful...