The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Notes a Small, Round

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner notes a small, round object in a child's external auditory canal, near the tympanic membrane. The child's parent thinks it is probably a dried pea. What will the nurse practitioner do to remove this object?

A) Irrigate the external auditory canal to flush out the object.
B) Refer the child to an otolaryngologist for removal.
C) Remove the object with a wire loop curette.
D) Use a bayonet forceps to grasp and remove the object.