Paediatric nurse Sarah Hunstead, a director of CPR Kids, a safety and First Aid service, said there were numerous instances of children eating ‘sour lollies’ and ending up with chemical burns to their tongues.

She told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings parents should know how to react to these situations, and shared insights on other objects found that kids had stuck in their mouths and noses.

Listener Julie told the program a story about her daughter sticking a tissue up her nose when she was aged four, and it took months for doctors and specialists to determine the cause of her symptoms.

"A specialist eventually realised the problem and pulled this long, revolting strip of tissue out of her nose - they just thought she had an infection, because she was always blowing her nose. I can't believe it was as simple as that.

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