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Adult Ear Pain
Follow the steps below, depending on the type of ear emergency.
OBJECT IN THE EAR
- Calm and reassure the person.
- If the object is sticking out and easy to remove, gently remove it by hand or with tweezers. Then, get medical help to make sure the entire object was removed.
- If you think a small object may be lodged within the ear, but you cannot see it, DO NOT reach inside the ear canal with tweezers. You can do more harm than good.
- Try using gravity to get the object out by tilting the head...
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