Kerem ERKALP, Kalekoğlu Nuran ERKALP, Haluk ÖZDEMİR

Acute otalgia during sleep (live insect in the ear): A case report

Dış kulak yolundaki yabancı cisimler kulak ağrısına (otalji) neden olabilir. Böcekler de bu yabancı cisimlerden olabilir ki; onları etkisiz hale getirmek için birçok yöntem kullanılmıştır. Bu yazıda, dış kulak yolundaki bir böceğin, EMLA krem kullanılarak etkisiz hale getirilmesi ve sağladığımız analjezi deneyimimizi sunduk.

Uykuda ani kulak ağrısı: Kulakta canlı bir böcek (Olgu sunumu)

Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal may cause otalgia, and live insects have been reported among the causes. A number of methods have been used to immobilize the live insects. In our manuscript, we describe immobilization of an insect and provision of analgesia using EMLA cream.

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