Foreign Object in the Nose

Home care

• If prescription medicines were given, use these as directed.

• Use over-the-counter pain medicines as directed, unless another pain medicine was prescribed. Talk with your healthcare provider before taking these medicines if you have chronic liver or kidney disease, or if you have ever had a stomach ulcer or digestive bleeding.

Follow-up care

Follow up with your healthcare provider as advised.

Call 911

Call 911 if any of the following occur: 

• Sudden coughing or choking spell

• Sudden fast breathing

• Shortness of breath or trouble breathing

• Severe bleeding from the nose

When to get medical advice

Call your healthcare provider right away if any of these occur:

• Signs of infection: increasing nose or face pain, redness or swelling in the face, or pus or colored drainage from the nose

• Continued nasal congestion for more than 24 hours

• Fever