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Foreign Body in the Nose

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Children sometimes put small objects such as beans, peas, candy, beads, or small pieces of toys into their nose. These foreign bodies often get stuck or cannot be found.

Signs/Symptoms

The nose may have a watery discharge that later turns thick, yellow, and foul-smelling. The child may have trouble breathing through the nose, and may complain of pain in the nose. The object may or may not be visible.

Care

Blowing the nose may push the object out. If that doesn't work, see the child's doctor. If you try to get the object out by yourself, you could injure the nose.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

  • Once the doctor removes the object, there usually are no more problems.
  • Keep small objects out of reach of young children and tell them not to put anything in their noses. Tell the child to inform you or another adult immediately if it happens again.

Call Your Doctor If...

  • The nose begins to bleed.
  • The nose continues to drain (the object may still be inside).
  • If the child develops a fever, earache, headache, pain in the cheeks or around the eyes, or yellow-green nasal discharge. These are signs of a possible sinus or ear infection.
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