Misplaced expanding beads may pose danger to children’s ears

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Small beads that expand in water and are often marketed as toys have the potential to cause hearing loss if the products get lodged in children’s ears, according to a new report. “The general rule is for kids under six years of age, these are the things I would keep out of the home,” said Dr. Gary Smith, who is president of the Child Injury Prevention Alliance. Parents of older children using these types of super-absorbent polymer beads should keep track of the objects “so nothing bad happens,” said Smith, who was not among the authors of the new report.
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