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Pritt Tak: Another hazard of grommets and swimming

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. R. Clark
D. R. Clark*
Affiliation:
Warwick
*
Registrar, E.N.T. Department, Warwick Hospital, Lakin Road, Warwick.
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Abstract

There is argument about whether, whilst swimming, water should be excluded from ears which have middle ear ventilation tubes in place in the tympanic membrane.

The adhesive putty substance BLU-TACK (registered Trade Mark, Bostik Ltd, Leicester, England LE4 6BW) has been suggested as an effective ear plug for this purpose.

A case is described in which an alternative adhesive putty substance was used as a waterproof plug. The result was that the plug became semi-solid and impossible to remove without the use of micro instruments and removal would have required general anæstgetic in a less co-operative patient.

Patients should be warned of this risk.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 11 , November 1988 , pp. 1039
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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