USE OF NEBULIZED ADRENALINE TO AID EXPULSION OF INTRANASAL FOREIGN-BODIES IN CHILDREN

Foreign bodies in the noses of children may often be expelled by simpl e nose blowing. Success of this manoeuvre depends on how firmly the ob ject is lodged, and on the co-operation and skill of the child. Attemp ts at direct removal using instruments frequently result in the patien t becoming distressed and resort to general anaesthesia is sometimes r equired. This short communication describes a series of cases in which nebulized adrenaline helped loosen firmly impacted foreign bodies, th ereby facilitating removal, minimizing upset for the child, and avoidi ng anaesthetic risk.