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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| USING CANDLEWAX IN EAR, FEELS STOPPED UP NOW & PAINFUL DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FB RIGHT EAR. PT GOT CANDLE WAX STUCK IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| IMPACTED CERUMEN LEFT EAR AFTER USING EAR CANDLING TO CLEAN EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HAVING RIGHT EAR WICKED WITH CANDLE WAX AT BEAUTY SCHOOL, HOT WAX SPILL ED INTO EAR CANAL AND BURNED AREA. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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