What are some tips for removing something stuck in your throat?

The throat is not smooth, but wrinkled and has certain ups and downs. This is a phenomenon of natural evolution. The health of the throat will also be affected by these factors. For example, people often feel that there is something stuck in the throat and it is difficult to cough it out, which makes people very uncomfortable. Let's take a look at some tips to remove things stuck in the throat. I hope everyone can learn something.

1. Treatment principles

The principle of treatment for foreign bodies in the throat is mainly to prevent the foreign bodies from falling further into the lower respiratory tract and to remove them as soon as possible after diagnosis to eliminate the risk of suffocation. It is divided into indirect laryngoscopic removal, direct laryngoscopic removal and external cervical diameter removal.

2. Indirect laryngoscopy

This method can be considered if the foreign body is located above the larynx and the patient cooperates well. First, use cicaine to anesthetize the mucosal surface, and under the guidance of an indirect laryngoscope, use curved forceps to grasp the foreign body and quickly remove it. The advantage of this method is that the patient suffers less pain, the operation is simple and quick, and it is suitable for rapid treatment in emergency cases.

3. Sometimes when eating fish, large bones are easier to remove, but some small bones may be mixed into the fish meat and accidentally swallowed, ending up stuck in the throat. It is best not to cough hard at this time, because it is very likely that the thorn did not damage the throat originally, but the airflow from coughing caused it to pierce the esophagus. You should take a big mouthful of rice or steamed bun, don't chew it, and swallow it directly. This will most likely suppress the thorn.

4. Sometimes, if you eat too quickly, the food may not enter the esophagus but enter the airway. At this time, there is a very effective method called "Heimerich technique". The operation is also very simple. The helper stands behind the patient, places his right fist under the patient's xiphoid process (basically above the stomach, there is a pointed bone on the midline), holds his right hand with his left hand, and quickly presses the patient's chest and abdomen upward and inward several times. The purpose is to generate airflow to eject the foreign object stuck in the throat.

If the above methods do not solve the problem, then go to the hospital immediately. The doctor can remove the foreign body with tweezers. Do not delay, otherwise it may cause suffocation.