The strangest foreign objects that doctors in the USA removed from the bodies of patients

Magnets, chargers, lollipops and orange peels are just some of the surprising objects that have become stuck in people's bodies, reports FoxNews.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foreign objects entering people's bodies are the ninth leading cause of unintentional injuries. Nearly 2021 adults in the United States visited emergency departments in 278.

“Foreign objects stuck in strange places rank ninth when you consider that more than half of them are sex toys,” Dr. Mark Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center, said of the data.

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“But there is also the factor of people absentmindedly putting objects into themselves, especially into their nose, ears and mouth,” he said. “This could cause serious injury.”

Siegel said he once treated a 10-year-old patient whose nasal passage was blocked, causing the child severe pain.

“It took me a while to realize he had a battery in there,” he said. “Luckily there was no leak and we were able to get her out.”

Objects and holes

In December 2022, a blogger on the website Defector listed some specific foreign objects found in the CPSC database, categorized by hole.

Items caught in people's ears included cufflinks, wet wipes, a plastic sword, an insect, a rock, a lollipop, a charger, an ice cream cone, a pushpin, a pencil eraser and part of the Battleship game.

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Liquid items placed in the ear included shoe glue (added in place of ear drops), lighter fluid, candle wax, and hydrogen peroxide.

Foreign objects placed in the nose included gum wrappers, a used match, magnets, rice, candy hearts, yarn, jewelry, gummy worms, orange peels, an LED light, flowers, cheese, popcorn kernels and glue.

Foreign objects ingested included a steak knife, small flashlight, glue stick, pet toys, coins, office supplies, cigarettes, aluminum foil, hair clips, keys and darts.

Men and women have also visited the emergency room after inserting objects into their genitals.

The men's foreign objects included sex toys, beads, paper clips, coins, car keys, a pencil, a nail, a ceiling fan chain, a cell phone charger and a wooden spoon.

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For women, items included coins, a screw, a pen, a flashlight, a cup, a golf ball, a bottle of nail polish, and even a spatula.

Some of the items that were placed in the rectum included sex toys, spoons, magnets, bottles, crayons, wrenches, action figures, a vegetable peeler, candles, a fishing rod and an ice cream cone.

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