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If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses.

Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause choking or bowel obstruction and may require medical care.

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  • Puncture Wounds (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons) Also in Spanish

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  • Foreign Object in the Ear: First Aid (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
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  • Article: Pediatric aerodigestive foreign bodies in the Qassim region: a retrospective study...
  • Article: Time From Suspected Foreign Body Aspiration to Bronchoscopy at Odense University...
  • Article: Fish bone migration: complications, diagnostic challenges, and treatment strategies.
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