Parents of littles, if you don’t own an otoscope yet, I highly suggest you order one now.
Like RIGHT NOW, before it is 11pm on a Friday and you need to check your 2 year old’s nose
to :
to :
A) Figure out which nostril the popcorn kernel is in, if she did in fact put one up there.
B) Be sure she didn’t stick more than one popcorn kernel up her nose, even though she’s denying there
are any up there at all, but you’re sure by the look on her face there IS at least one. <– How’s that for a run-on sentence? Pretty good, eh? I just want you to read it fast and feel the anxiety I did for a sec.
are any up there at all, but you’re sure by the look on her face there IS at least one. <– How’s that for a run-on sentence? Pretty good, eh? I just want you to read it fast and feel the anxiety I did for a sec.
The verdict: One kernel, easy to dislodge after spotting it in her tiny little nostril, covering the opposite nostril and asking her to blow hard.
#toddlersmakemesweat
The thought of trying to explain at the ER why my 2 year old is even up at 11pm, that was just unfathomable. I don’t think they’d be that understanding of my honest excuse: “Uh, well Doc, because it’s summer and any sort of regular evening routine or schedule has been completely thrown out the window. Tonight it’s 11:30pm, tomorrow may be 7:30pm. Oh, and the popcorn? Well right now she’s terribly picky, so we just feed her whatever she wants to eat so she doesn’t die of starvation or something. I mean how long can a kid live off of Larabars, popcorn, pineapple, and marshmallows?”
Just save yourself the trouble and order an otoscope, okay? Now I do have a slight background in nursing which helps slightly with checking for ear infections, but anyone can use one of these. They do come with a handy visual chart that is all sorts of helpful. We’ve also used our otoscope recently for checking out a bee sting to the eye, a sliver to the foot, and details on bugs.
I’ve had mine (the same one in the link) for just over 3 years now, and it’s still working just like it did the day I opened it.
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Oh man! We haven't had that situation come up with our munchkin, but I may very well order one in the event of any future incidents! {although she is 4 now and has not really been one to put things in her nose lol}