Proposal of a New Clinical Method for removal of Button Batteries and other Ferrous Material from the External Auditory Ear Canal and Nasal Cavity using a Fine Magnet Probe.

Battery foreign bodies in the external auditory canal or nasal cavity are an ENT emergency, and require immediate removal. The purposely-designed fine magnet probe as described in this paper, allows safe and prompt removal of a ferrous foreign body from the ear canal with minimal trauma. Widespread use of a fine magnet probe is proposed in ENT clinics and in the acute situation, for removal of ferrous foreign bodies. This method is quick, safe, well tolerated and cost efficient. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.