Table 1

Results of success, extraction time, and trauma for removal of impacted EAC foreign bodies using right angle hook and cyanoacrylate impregnated cotton buds

HookCyanoacrylate
Successful attempts (n)56 of 5654 of 56
Median extraction time (sec.) (range in brackets)6 (2–12)42 (31–210)
EAC laceration (n)00
Tympanic membrane perforation (n)00