7-Year-Old ‍Boy’s Foul Smell from Nose Causes Parents to Faint

A⁣ 7-year-old boy ⁣in Jiaozhou city, Henan Province, China, ​had a ​strange smell coming‌ from his​ nose ​for two years, prompting ⁣his parents to take him​ to‌ the hospital for an examination.

The boy’s ‍ordeal began ⁤two years ago when he started to feel a‌ strange smell in his nose, but he ‌couldn’t ⁢find the cause. As time went ⁤on, the‌ stench ‌became more intense, and during the past Mid-Autumn ‍Festival, the family decided to take⁣ him for a ‍thorough examination. ⁤A foreign object ‌was found to be stuck at the⁢ bottom of the nasal cavity.

Due to the object’s ⁤deep position, the doctor had to try using three different types of tools before successfully removing it. ⁢However, the object was covered with a large ‍amount of black oil ⁢stains, making​ it impossible to immediately determine what it ‍was. After‌ cleaning, it‌ was‌ found to be a ⁤rusted screw.

The child’s‌ parents were shocked and ‌said, “This screw has been ⁤in my child’s nose for​ at least 2 years!”

Doctors say that foreign objects in the nasal ⁤cavity are‌ a⁢ common emergency in children’s ear, nose, and throat departments.‌ While the object may pass through the nasal cavity into the throat and be swallowed, it can⁤ also fall into the windpipe, causing suffocation or even death.

Parents are warned to ‍avoid letting young ‌children play ‍with small ‌objects ⁢such as nails, batteries, or rubber bands, as they are often stuck in the nasal⁤ cavity. If ​children exhibit abnormal nose-picking behavior, thick mucus,​ or ‍a foul smell coming⁢ from one side of the nasal cavity, they should be taken to see a doctor immediately.