Boy suffers lifelong consequences from putting battery in nose

Ho Chi Minh City: A 5-year-old patient had recurrent nosebleeds. The doctor performed an endoscopy to remove the electronic battery, but the left nasal septum was perforated due to battery corrosion and could not be repaired.

On October 26, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, ENT Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City, said that the patient was young and had poor cooperation, so after the CT scan recorded a round metal foreign object in the nasal cavity, the doctor had to take him to the operating room to use anesthesia to remove the foreign object endoscopically.

After removing the electronic battery, the doctor must clean the necrotic tissue in the area around the battery and wash the nose. The necrotic septum is perforated, which can leave lifelong sequelae in the patient, affecting the sinus opening, easily causing problems such as sinusitis, narrowing of the nose...

Dr. Le Tran Quang Minh, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, said that on average, each year, this place receives more than 10 cases of foreign objects such as electronic batteries in the nose. Batteries contain chemicals so they are highly corrosive. When they enter the body, they cause chemical reactions that lead to many dangerous injuries. When removed from the body, they can continue to cause serious injuries and long-term complications.

Doctors warn that electronic batteries are becoming more and more popular in children's toys, and parents should be careful not to leave removable batteries within sight or reach of children. Children who put batteries in their noses will have a perforated nasal septum, destroy the nasal turbinates, and damage the internal structure of the nose. Children who swallow batteries into their esophagus will have a perforated esophagus... Children who put batteries in their ears can have a perforated eardrum, perforated ossicles, hearing loss, and need ear surgery to patch the eardrum or adjust the ossicles to improve hearing.

Choose age-appropriate toys, avoid small items that can be easily disassembled, swallowed, or inserted into the body. Teach children not to insert objects into their ears or nose. Take your child to a medical facility for examination if they have symptoms of a runny nose on one side or recurrent nosebleeds on one side.

Le Phuong

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