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Chapter-25 Otorhinolaryngology

BOOK TITLE: Partha’s Fundamentals of Pediatrics

Author
1. Prabhat Divya
ISBN
9789350903612
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11899_70
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Jeevak Hospital, Near Dadar TT, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Ear Nose Throat Specialist and Head and Neck Surgeon, Jeevak Hospital, Opposite Asiad Bus Stand, Dadar (East) Mumbai (East), Wadia Children Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Wadia Children’s Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and Jeevak Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, B.J. Wadia Children Hospital, Mumbai, A/2 Wayward, S.T. Road, Mahim Mumbai 400016, Wadia Children Hospital, Jaslok, Bhatia and Raheja Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chapter keywords
otorhinolaryngology, living foreign bodies, hearing tests, borospirit drops, auditory disease

Abstract

This chapter discusses otorhinolaryngology. Hearing tests are mandatory for the newborns in certain countries. As development of natural speech is all but over by the age of 3–5 years, the earlier an auditory disease is diagnosed, the better are the chances of helping a child to overcome hearing handicap and have a natural speech. At 7–18 months, various distraction tests are performed. The child may be distracted from behind by various sounds. At 18–30 months, the child’s cooperation is sought. The child is given simple tasks to perform in response to certain sounds. Living foreign bodies are killed by borospirit drops and then syringed out. Nonliving foreign bodies are removed with wax hook. Forceps should never be used for removal as they push the foreign body dangerously further in. Impacted hygroscopic foreign bodies may be removed after using glycerin drops, which would shrink the foreign body.

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