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My mommy said to not put beans in my ears. (Original Post) trof Jan 2014 OP
LOL...I haven't heard that in years! CurtEastPoint Jan 2014 #1
It was brought on by this: trof Jan 2014 #4
Sigh... kids. Good ending for a cute story. CurtEastPoint Jan 2014 #9
Years ago we had to take our daughter Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2014 #16
Can you roller skate in a Buffalo herd? In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #2
Roger Miller. Check out "The Streak". trof Jan 2014 #5
Don't knock Ethel !!! In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #15
You'll have to speak up, I've got beans in my ears Brother Buzz Jan 2014 #3
You can't hear teacher with beans in your ears. trof Jan 2014 #6
I think that all grown ups have beans in their ears Brother Buzz Jan 2014 #7
My Grandfather's Clock struggle4progress Jan 2014 #8
Yes! We Have No Bananas struggle4progress Jan 2014 #10
Tomorrow we'll have bananas! trof Jan 2014 #12
Good! struggle4progress Jan 2014 #14
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy struggle4progress Jan 2014 #11
Mairzy doats struggle4progress Jan 2014 #13
My little sister (who is on DU so let's see if she reads this!) vanlassie Jan 2014 #17

trof

(54,256 posts)
4. It was brought on by this:
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 08:20 PM
Jan 2014

Last edited Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:31 AM - Edit history (1)

A friend of my 11 year old grandson broke off a rubber tab on the zipper of his jacket.

For reasons unknown, he put it in his ear on Friday.
Couldn't get it out.
Neither could mom or dad.
Visit to ER Saturday.
Doc there couldn't retrieve it either.
"You need to see an ENT specialist."

Kid had to live with it through Sunday.

On Monday his mom called an ENT.
"We can see you Thursday."
Mom convinced them it was an emergency and couldn't wait.
They relented and saw the boy that morning.

Took about 5 seconds for the tab to be removed.
Mother and boy doing well.


He was with us Monday afternoon playing X-Box football with our grandson.
I played the song for him.
He laughed and loved it.

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)
16. Years ago we had to take our daughter
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:06 PM
Jan 2014

to an emergency care center...she stuck a tiny cap from a barrette up her nose! It was a Saturday morning.... When we asked her why she said, "I wanted to hide it from Morgan" her older sister! Kids!

Glad your grandson did no harm...ears can be tricky.

vanlassie

(5,663 posts)
17. My little sister (who is on DU so let's see if she reads this!)
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 01:31 AM
Jan 2014

stuck a wheat seed in her ear. Mom took her to the doctor and he tried to pull it out, then wash it out, with no luck. So he sent her home, mentioning that it just might be a problem having let that seed get wet, because of the possibility that it might swell up and them it would REALLY be stuck.
So I came home from school later that afternoon to see my sister getting her ear vacuumed - our mother had affixed a drinking straw to the end if the vacuum hose. It worked! But mom later said that she wished she had thought to put a new bag in the machine first! I will never forget her painstakingly sifting through that full bag searching for that stupid seed.

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