If you get a hard object in your ear, you should seek medical attention. The doctor can remove it with a cerumen hook or suction, and for serious cases, surgery may be needed. For patients with secondary infections, medication is needed.
If a hard object enters the ear, the location of the hard object does not exceed the isthmus of the external auditory canal, and it is not embedded in the external auditory canal, then the hard object can be directly hooked out with a cerumen hook. If a spherical hard object such as a glass ball or a round bead enters the ear, the foreign body can be sucked out with a suction tube or directly removed with a right-angled curved hook that crosses over the foreign body.
For larger hard objects that are deeply embedded in the ear canal, an intra-auricular incision under local or general anesthesia is required, which facilitates the removal of the hard object. If the patient has a secondary infection after the removal of the hard object, antibiotics such as cefixime and amoxicillin are required under the direction of the doctor.
It is recommended that patients with hard objects in the ear need to consult a doctor, the doctor will be clear after the patient’s condition to choose the appropriate method of treatment.