Children's Health

Are you unable to quickly remove a disc battery from the nose?Note: If you are not able to reach your health professional immediately, go directly to the nearest hospital emergency department. Do not place nose drops or sprays of any kind in the nose in an attempt to remove the battery. Nose sprays can cause the battery to corrode quickly, causing severe damage to the nasal tissues.

Do you continue to have mild difficulty breathing 24 hours after you have removed an intact disc battery from your nose?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Is an object or part of an object stuck in the nose after you have tried to remove it?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have diabetes?

Do you have a disease or take medicine that causes problems with your immune system?

Do you have increased pain, swelling, redness, or warmth around your nose?

Do you have pus or a bad-smelling drainage from your nose?

Do you know or think you have a fever?

Have you had swollen glands (lymph nodes) in your neck for 24 hours or longer?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have moderate difficulty breathing after removing an object from the nose?

Do you continue to have mild difficulty breathing 24 hours after removing an object from the nose?

Do you continue to have nasal stuffiness or swelling without other symptoms 1 week after an object was removed from the nose?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Call your health professional immediately.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may need immediate care. Call your health professional now to discuss your symptoms and arrange for your care.

• Symptoms are likely to worsen without medical care.
• If you do not have a health professional, seek emergency care.
• Emergency transportation is not needed. However, if you are not able to travel safely either by driving yourself or having someone else drive you, call an ambulance.

You do not need to answer any of the other questions.

Call your health professional today.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you need to call your health professional to discuss your symptoms and arrange for care.

• An appointment today is usually needed.
• Symptoms are unlikely to improve without medical care.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.

You may wait to see if the symptoms improve over the next 24 hours.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may wait to see if your symptoms improve over the next 24 hours (or the specified time period). If symptoms improve, no appointment is needed.

• If symptoms do not improve after 24 hours (or the specified time period), an appointment within the next 24 hours is usually needed.
• If appropriate, try home treatment to relieve your symptoms.
• Check your symptoms in 24 hours, or sooner if there is any change.
• Call your health professional if symptoms get worse.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.