Many techniques to remove ear foreign bodies are available, and the choice depends on the clinical situation, the type of foreign body suspected, and the experience of the physician. Options include water irrigation, forceps removal (e.g., alligator forceps), cerumen loops, right-angle ball hooks, and suction catheters.
Francis of Assisi was born in late 1181 or early 1182, one of several children of Pietro di Bernardone, a prosperous silk merchant, and his wife Pica de Bourlemont, about whom little is known except that she was a noblewoman originally from Provence.
Birth and Family Life as a Nobleman Francis was born in Assisi, city of Umbria, in the year 1182. His father, Pedro Bernardone, was a rich cloth merchant. The name of his mother was Pica and some authors affirm that she belonged to a noble family of Provenza. Both his father as well as his mother were affluent.