Silicone as a foreign body in the middle ear: a rare complication after taking an impression of the auditory canal

For the individual design of ear moulds, silicone is generally used for taking the impression of the external meatus and the cavum conchae. Complications are rare with only a few accounts in the literature. We report on three cases of accidental displacement of silicone into the middle ear cavity du...

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Published inHNO Vol. 55; no. 1; p. 56
Main Authors Schwaab, M, Lautermann, J, Schimanski, G, Sudhoff, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.01.2007
Subjects
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Ear, Middle - injuries
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Foreign Bodies - etiology
Foreign Bodies - therapy
Hearing Aids - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Prosthesis Fitting - adverse effects
Rare Diseases
Silicones - adverse effects
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Summary:For the individual design of ear moulds, silicone is generally used for taking the impression of the external meatus and the cavum conchae. Complications are rare with only a few accounts in the literature. We report on three cases of accidental displacement of silicone into the middle ear cavity during impression taking. Clinical symptoms and detection of silicone as a rare middle ear foreign body are presented and discussed.
ISSN:1433-0458
DOI:10.1007/s00106-005-1376-1