Raisin up toddler's nose?

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty sure my 2yo stuffed a raisin up her nose a few days ago. I can't see it, and it isn't bothering her. I figured it would work it's way out,but I'm starting to worry. She's had a slow, steady runny nose since it happened. but otherwise nothing new. Should I keep waiting, or do I need to take her to a doctor?

[Anonymous]

Go to the ER immediately!!!!! It may go down, but it may go up and get stuck in her breathing canal!

[Anonymous]

I don't know if it will get stuck in her airway, but it definitely could just stay where it is and cause in infection. I'd call the doc.

[Anonymous]

Yes, call the doc. I stuck a seashell up my nose when I was a preschooler, and my mom thought it was hilarious. When she took me to the doctor to fish it out, they were SO SERIOUS about it and were almost lecturing her about how it wasn't funny, it could end up seriously injuring my sinuses and so on. She still says it was funny. But I would definitely call the doc.

[zumbamama]

That happened to my DD when she was 2. I took her to the ER after my unsuccessful attempt to get it out. The Dr. almost gave up trying to get it out, and was going to operate, as it lodged pretty high up inside her nose. But I suggested they use that long, skinny suction thing and luckily that worked.

[Anonymous]

My DS did that! We took him to the dr. and it took two nurses to hold him down while the doctor got it out with long tweezers. Raisins can swell, so they aren't good to get up there. My second DS put a tic tac up his nose -- he did such a good job by the time we got to the doctor they couldn't see it, and they think it just dissolved (or went all the way to his throat).
I must say that after each boy did it -- never again did they put anything in their nose (except a finger sometimes).

[Anonymous]

http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Remove-Objects-from-the-Nose

How to Remove Objects from the Nose

1. Have the child try and blow their nose, while pinching the unaffected nostril closed.

2. If you can see the object, but it can not be blown out by the child, try grabbing it with tweezers and gently pulling it out.

3. If the object can Not be seen, and the child's blowing is not working, blow it out your self.

This option is similar to preforming CPR. You will want to place a Kleenex between the child's nose and your face, then pinching the child's unaffected nostril shut, blow into the child's mouth gently.

You may have to blow several times, but with a little persistence, the object will come out.

Beads and other things with holes in them are the hardest to get out, as the holes allow air to pass through them, but once there is a build up of snot, the object will come out.

Beans, raisins, and the like have a tendency to swell in the nose, making prompt removal very important.

[Anonymous]

I had to do the first one with a green pea up the nose!

[Anonymous]

My sister is an ER doc and we always get great stories at family gatherings about the stuff she routinely pulls out of kids' noses. I don't know how they manage to do it, but coins seem to be a favorite!

[Anonymous]

Perhaps call the Wonder Pets, they could maybe stick a peanut buttered celery up there to pull it out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister is an ER doc and we always get great stories at family gatherings about the stuff she routinely pulls out of kids' noses. I don't know how they manage to do it, but coins seem to be a favorite!

Anything else we haven't already heard about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Remove-Objects-from-the-Nose

How to Remove Objects from the Nose

1. Have the child try and blow their nose, while pinching the unaffected nostril closed.

2. If you can see the object, but it can not be blown out by the child, try grabbing it with tweezers and gently pulling it out.

3. If the object can Not be seen, and the child's blowing is not working, blow it out your self.

This option is similar to preforming CPR. You will want to place a Kleenex between the child's nose and your face, then pinching the child's unaffected nostril shut, blow into the child's mouth gently.

You may have to blow several times, but with a little persistence, the object will come out.

Just for the record, I am not so sure that the above is good advice. I would consult a doctor instead of trying those ideas. 1 and 2 seem safe enough, but 3 just seems weird.

[Anonymous]

OP here - Thanks, all. Called the ped and her advice mirrored the first responder - that it wasn't a breathing hazard but could get infected and should come out. We went to the ER at Suburban - since I couldn't see it the doctor thought we'd need equipment that only a hospital would have. They couldn't find it either, though, and think dd may have sniffed it back and swallowed it, which is fine. The funny part is that if it IS still up there, the only way we'll know is that it will start to smell - yuck! If that happens, we'll head to an ENT. Thanks for all the advice.

[Anonymous]

i wonder if a neti pot would work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Remove-Objects-from-the-Nose

"How to Remove Objects from the Nose

1. Have the child try and blow their nose, while pinching the unaffected nostril closed.

2. If you can see the object, but it can not be blown out by the child, try grabbing it with tweezers and gently pulling it out.

3. If the object can Not be seen, and the child's blowing is not working, blow it out your self.

This option is similar to preforming CPR. You will want to place a Kleenex between the child's nose and your face, then pinching the child's unaffected nostril shut, blow into the child's mouth gently.

You may have to blow several times, but with a little persistence, the object will come out."


This worked for us first time!


Beads and other things with holes in them are the hardest to get out, as the holes allow air to pass through them, but once there is a build up of snot, the object will come out.

Beans, raisins, and the like have a tendency to swell in the nose, making prompt removal very important.