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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,534
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 82YOF HAD A HEARING AID IN EAR FOR A LONG TIME WHEN SHE PULLED IT OUT D RAINAGE OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 80YFC PIECE OF HEARING AID IN EAR/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 87 YOM-WAS REMOVING HEARING AID & IT CAME APART LEAVING A PC IN EAR-C/O FB SENSATION DX FB TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 76 YOM WITH FOREIGN BODY IN EAR, HEARING AID. DX-ACUTE LEFT EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 60YOM HAD THE BACK OF HIS HEARING AID REMAIN IN EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 76 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER SHE STATES A PIECE OF HER HEARING AID BROKE OFF IN RT EAR- DX- F/B REMOVED FROM RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 72YOM, NOT ABLE TO HEAR FROM EAR DESPITE HEARING AIDS, PER FAMILY PT GE TS ALOT OF EAR INFECTION 2/2 HEARING AIDS>>OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA/CELLULITIS, EAR: 58YOM WEARS HEARING IAD & STATES THE SOMETIMES HE GETS PROB LIKE THIS IN HIS EXT CANALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 74 Y/O W/M GOT PEICE OFF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX CHR OTITIS EXTERNA R EAR/COLESTEATOMA L EAR/BENIGN HTN: 78YOF C/O DRAINAGE F R EAR; SHE CANNOT PUT HEARING AID IN W DRAINING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 61YOM STATE HIS R EAR BEGAN SWELL' W/INC'D PN TO 8/10. APPLIED EAR TTS. SANS RELIEF. PT CANNOT PUT HEARING AID IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 57YOM HAS HOLE IN EA EAR DRUM, ON LS, STATES EAR FEELS SWOLLEN & UNALBE TO GET HEARING AID IN THERE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 89YOF COULD NOT GET PIECE OF HEARING AID OUT OF EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY R EMOVED FROM EAT W/O DIFFICULTY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 89YOM WEARING HEARING AIDS AND DEVELOPED AN OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| FOREIGN BODY EAR - 60 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME AFTER HE PULLED HIS HE ARING AID OUT OF EAR AND RUBBER WAX GUARD REMAINED IN EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT HAD THE TIP OF HIS LEFT HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 76YOM HAS PIECE OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 77YOF HAS PIECE OF HEARING AIDE STUCK IN (R) EAR DX;# FB (R) EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 68 YOF W/SMALL TIP OF HEARING AID STUCK IN RT EAR; PAIN IN EAR DX: ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA RT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 82YOF, WEARS HAIR AIDS&NOW C/O WORSENING EAR PAIN&NOT ABLE TO USE THE H EARING AIDS 2/2>>EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 60YOM STATES THE TIP OF HIS HEARING AID IS STUCK IN EAR DX F.O.B IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX OTITISD EXTERNA: 81YOF X2 WKS PN IN BOTH EARS, UNABLE TO WEAR HEARING AIDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 74YOWM X 2D BILAT EAR PN WHEN INSERTING HEARING AIDES, CAN'T WEAR SECONDARY TO DISCOMFORT. TENDER TO TOUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 55YOF HAS PLASTIC PIECE FROM HEARING AID IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 74YOM HAS (R) HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR DX;* FB (R) EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 64YOF,NOTICED HER HEARING AID END POPPED OFF&LODGED INTO EAR >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| INTRACTABLE VERTIGO: 69YOF SM. WHITE PLASTIC F.B. RT AUDITORY CANAL, IT IS A PIECE OF HER HEARING AIDE, C/O CHRONIC VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 85YOM,PAIN TO LEFT EAR S/P HEARING AID STUCK IN HIS EAR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 70YOM TAKING A HEARING AID OUT OF EAR AND A PIECE OF IT REMAINED IN EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 66 YR OLD MALE REMOVED HEARING AID AND BLACK EAR BUD REMAINED IN EAR AN D COULD NOT RETREIVE IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 71YOF F'BDY EAR- TIP OF HEARING AID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 69 YOM, F.B. EAR, PT. WAS TAKING HEARING AIDES OUT FOR BEDTIME, PART OF THE HARING AIDE BROKE OFF IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 87 Y/O M HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EAR-51YOF C/O PN WITH DECREASED HEARING AFTER THE TIP O F HER HEARING AID BECAME LODGED IN RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 53 YO M TRYING TO TAKE OUT HEARING AID, PIECE BROKE OFF, MAY STILL BE I N EAR, PAINFUL. DX EAR PAI N 2ND TO HEARING AID, NOT FB SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX FB IN EAR/DIZZINESS/ABRASION- EXT AUDITORY CANAL: 81YOF TOOK R HEAR' AID OUT LAST NOC & W MISS' CAP. UNCLEAR IF END PIECE IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| EAR FB-81YOM-PIECE OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 82YOM,FOREIGN BODY/PIECE OF HEARING AID BROKE IN LEFT EAR REMOVAL DONE WITH ALLIGATOR FORCEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 70YOM HAS PART OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 72YOM HAS BLEEDING FROM EAR AFTER WEARING HEARING AID ABRASION TO RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| DX HEMATOMA R EAR CANAL: 75YOF C/O PN TO R EAR X 2-3D. US' HEAR' AID MORE THAN SHE HAS IN THE PAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 85 YOM, HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR, FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 78YFC TAKING OUT HEARING AID AND SMALL PIECE STAYED IN EAR FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 75YMC C/O PIECE OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 62YOF TTRIPPED AND FELL STRUCK SIDE OF HEAD HEARING AID BROKE AND A PIE CE LODGED IN EAR UNABLE TO REMOVE IT FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 86YOM STATES SMALL PLASTIC PIECE FROM HEARING AID IS STUCK IN RT EAR X 3 DAYS. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 56YOF WEARS A HEARING AID AND DEVELOPED AN INFECTION IN EAR FROM THE D EVICE OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 73YOWF PT STATES HAS A HEARING AID STUCK IN R EAR. DX. R EAR FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 62YOF HAS THE TIP OF HER HEARING AID LODGED IN EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 73YOF WENT TO TAKE OUT HEARING AID FROM EAR AND A PIECE OF IT REMAINED IN EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 89YO M HAS HEARING AIDS IN BOTH EARS AND DEVELOPED A BILATERAL OTITIS E XTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| 72YOM MANIPULATING HIS HEARING AID IN HIS LEFT EAR AND A PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF IN EAR UNABLE TO GET IT OUT FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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