title: Easy removal of nasal magnets.
abstract: This article uses a case report and discussion to demonstrate the removal of magnets which have become lodged in the nasal cavity as a result of using magnet-backed earrings to decorate the alae. If bi-alar decoration is used, removal of nasal magnets can present more of a challenge than other nasal foreign bodies. This is because of their attraction to each other through the septum and because of the edema that can form around the magnets. This case discusses that removal of magnets lodged in the nares can be easily achieved with minimal trauma, by the use of a household pocket magnet.
authors.affiliation: Wright State University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kettering, OH, USA. lori.starke@wright.edu
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Starke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome