A Clinical Analysis of 75 Foreign Bodies in the External Auditory Canal Including a Cobweb as a Foreign Body

Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal: Influence of age on incidence and outcomes in a Japanese population

“…In contrast, previous studies have found that FB were most frequently found in children . However, Nakamura et al reported two peak age distributions: <10 years and 50–80 years, which might indicate that our findings are compatible with those of previous studies . Furthermore, an aging society might be expected to show an increasing number of older adults with FB (i.e.…”

Ear, nose and throat foreign bodies and their spectrum in rural South India

“…Our study showed a peak between 21-40 years olds which was contrary to Nakamura et al who showed a possible 50-80 years age peak. 9 Among the <10yr olds, 74 cases were <5 years of age (33%) indicating the classic Freudian theory at play, of anal and phallic oedipal stages following the oral stage of development predisposing a child to manipulating various orifices including the Ear, Nose and Throat passing through a phase of curiosity. 4,10 Overall, male patients slightly outnumbered females with 1.07:1 ratio, that was very close to the one noted by Ray et al study & at par with many other studies.…”