Extraction of a Foreign Body From the Middle Ear Following a Complicated Hearing Aid Fitting: A Case Report

Ear molding is a safe way to evaluate the ear for hearing aid fitting. A very rare complication of ear molding is the entry of a foreign body into the middle ear. We report the case of a three-year-old boy who had a perforated left tympanic membrane and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss that required the use of hearing aids. During the ear molding procedure, the molding material was unintentionally introduced into his middle ear cavity, necessitating immediate surgery to remove it. Such patients with tympanic membrane perforation must be handled cautiously while an aural impression is taken via ear molding to prevent introducing a foreign body into the middle ear.