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How To Push Down Chicken Bone From Throat?
Earlier we were eating dinner and my son said he swallowed a piece of bone from a chicken wing he tried to throw up but could nt he tried he drank water but it didn t help he said he could still feel it in his throat should I keep an eye on him through the night just to make sure it does nt cause breathing problems?
Fri, 17 Jan 2014
Hello,
Ideally you should rush to ER, as if bone gets lodged in airway it might cause choking. Doctor will get a x-ray done to see if it is stuck in food pipe.In that case you can wait for it to move forwards.
But if it is in airway or has potential to lodge in airway then doctor will have to remove it with endoscopy.
Hope this helps.Regards.
Ideally you should rush to ER, as if bone gets lodged in airway it might cause choking. Doctor will get a x-ray done to see if it is stuck in food pipe.In that case you can wait for it to move forwards.
But if it is in airway or has potential to lodge in airway then doctor will have to remove it with endoscopy.
Hope this helps.Regards.
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