Nasal Foreign Bodies and their management: a study in medical college hospital

The presence of foreign bodies (FB) in the nasal cavities is one of the most common causes of emergencies in ENT practice , representing 9% to 15% of all urgencies/emergencies in the specialized services occurring most frequently in children especially unilateral.(1,2) We are studying 60 cases of foreign bodies’ removal from nasal cavities performed at KVG Medical College Sullia, and their characteristics concerning sex, age, kind, and instruments used for removal. The greatest rate of occurrence is from 0 to 2 years old. The most commonly found foreign bodies were grains (beans, corn, and others) at a rate of 25%.