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- An 86-year-old man experienced difficulty swallowing and was found to have swallowed a hearing aid, which was located in his esophagus.
- The hearing aid was successfully removed during a procedure after disconnecting the tube from the part stuck in his throat.
- Post-surgery, he recovered well with normal swallowing, but the hearing aid was no longer functional, though there was no risk of toxic substance release from its batteries.
Article Abstract
An 86-year-old man presented ambulatory with acute dysphagia. Radiologic examination and endoscopy revealed a swallowed postauricular hearing aid. The earmold of the hearing aid became visible in the hypopharynx after mucus and saliva were removed. It could be extracted without effort once the connecting tube was disconnected from the coupling device lodged in the upper esophageal sphincter. The hearing aid itself was impacted in the proximal esophagus and was extracted without any problems. The postoperative phase was uneventful with normal swallowing and discharge. Technical inspection revealed that the hearing aid no longer worked. Diffusion of toxic substances (zinc, mercury) from the impacted batteries is not to be expected.
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