My son stuck a blueberry up his nose and it's WAY up there....I can see it with a flashlight, but it's like up in the part of his nose where the bone is, not in the cartilege area. We've tried closing the other nostril and blowing it out, and I tried to make him sniff pepper so he would sneeze, but it didn't work. Do I need to take him to the ER? I don't know what to do!
2007-06-30 12:02:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Don't freak out. The heat of his body will gradually deteriorate the berry. Its not toxic and the acidity of the berry will not damage his nose. The berry will soften and come out naturally. If you put him to bed the berry will be out in the morning. But... Blue berry stains are a pain. If it is still stuck tomorrow go to the Doc. Luck with this. Remember, Its just a berry.
2007-06-30 12:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Traveler 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well a blueberry isn't harmful up the nose, but you probably should take him to the local urgent care center. You could try a pair of tweezers to see if you could get a grip on the blueberry and pull it out.
2007-06-30 12:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try calling his pediatrician first, he/she will be able to best advise you the next step. If you can't get in touch with the Dr. just go to the ER. I have always found that I never feel truly calm unless I take my son to a Dr. when he's somethings wrong.
2007-06-30 13:12:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take him. If there is a 24 hr clinic instead, like an Urgent Care place that would be better. They have the tweezers that can pull it out in secounds. I would not let him recline and sleep though. The last thing you want is him breathing that berry into his lungs.
2007-06-30 12:06:55 · answer #4 · answered by n_m_young 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT try to remove an object that is not visible and easy to grasp. This can push the object farther in or cause damage to tissue.
DO NOT use tweezers or other instruments to remove an object lodged deeply in the nose.
Sorry, you must take him to the ER.
2007-06-30 13:17:15 · answer #5 · answered by AMBER D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah- dont mess with it too much, or u could mess up his nose. a similar thing happened to me when i was little, and i was taken to the ER. just to be safe, take him in.
2007-06-30 12:07:18 · answer #6 · answered by Jamie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brother got a eraser up there once and we had to take him to the ER. you don't want him sucking it in and choking on it, if i was in your place i would take him in before the blueberry starts to rot
2007-06-30 12:08:41 · answer #7 · answered by you know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take him to the E.R.Better yet cal 911, maybe the paramedics can pull it out with a pair of surgical clips.
2007-06-30 12:09:11 · answer #8 · answered by lionchef 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put Vaseline up his nose if it dont work dont try anything else because if its on bone he could hurt himself call a doctor and see what they say.
2007-06-30 12:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
who makes their kid sniff pepper. is that some way for you to try and save money and not take him in. go to the ER.
2007-06-30 12:10:30 · answer #10 · answered by kkenny 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋