Displaced Nasal Dilator Caused Severe Pain: Case Report and Literature Review

Displaced Nasal Dilator Caused Severe Pain: Case Report and Literature Review

Internal nasal dilators are widely used but have not been reported to cause severe symptoms. We describe a case in which a male adult had accidentally, during sleep, inhaled a nasal dilator into his right nasal cavity, and we review the relevant literature. A PubMed search was performed of nasal dil...

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Main Authors: Eva M. Jungmark M.D., Eva K. Ellegård M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:Allergy & Rhinology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2500/ar.2012.3.0029
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spelling doaj-122548d8c39e44dd86299bd61dc983b62020-11-25T03:43:17ZengSAGE PublishingAllergy & Rhinology2152-65672012-09-01310.2500/ar.2012.3.0029Displaced Nasal Dilator Caused Severe Pain: Case Report and Literature ReviewEva M. Jungmark M.D.0Eva K. Ellegård M.D., Ph.D.1Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, Halland's Hospital Kungsbacka, SwedenEar, Nose, and Throat Department, Halland's Hospital Kungsbacka, SwedenInternal nasal dilators are widely used but have not been reported to cause severe symptoms. We describe a case in which a male adult had accidentally, during sleep, inhaled a nasal dilator into his right nasal cavity, and we review the relevant literature. A PubMed search was performed of nasal dilators, especially of the internal types, including “Nasaline Snooze'” (ENTPro, Stockholm, Sweden). A foreign body in adults may be an inhaled nasal dilator. It may be overlooked on computed tomography scans, and thorough inspection of the nose is diagnostic.https://doi.org/10.2500/ar.2012.3.0029
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Displaced Nasal Dilator Caused Severe Pain: Case Report and Literature Review
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title Displaced Nasal Dilator Caused Severe Pain: Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Displaced Nasal Dilator Caused Severe Pain: Case Report and Literature Review
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title_fullStr Displaced Nasal Dilator Caused Severe Pain: Case Report and Literature Review
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description Internal nasal dilators are widely used but have not been reported to cause severe symptoms. We describe a case in which a male adult had accidentally, during sleep, inhaled a nasal dilator into his right nasal cavity, and we review the relevant literature. A PubMed search was performed of nasal dilators, especially of the internal types, including “Nasaline Snooze'” (ENTPro, Stockholm, Sweden). A foreign body in adults may be an inhaled nasal dilator. It may be overlooked on computed tomography scans, and thorough inspection of the nose is diagnostic.
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