By Diane Arnaout, M.D.When I graduated from my pediatric residency 11 years ago, I knew there would be questions from parents daily about their child's growth, development, illness, behavior, etc. "What’s this new movement?""Is this behavior normal?"...
"Never put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow."
And yes folks, that means Q-tips. Look at what our medical director of Emergency Services has to say:
“Q-tips and cotton-tip swabs cause numerous ER injuries we see at Cook Children’s,” ...