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 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.
Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, Halland's Hospital Kungsbacka, Sweden.
Eva M
EM
Jungmark
Eva K
EK
Ellegård
Adult; computed tomography; foreign body; head ache; nasal dilator; nasal obstruction; sinusitis