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Inhaled Piece Of Plastic

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Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin MD

I might have swallowed a piece of plastic container. Around 7PM last night (EST) I microwaved ice cream that I had put in a small plastic container not meant for this purpose. Noticed a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Abhijit Sonawane MD

Hello Dr Yesterday accidentally my family ate food which was cooked from pan which had hard plastic partical (that plastic was like we hve in new clothes and new utensils assosiated with tag). However that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhijit Sonawane ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Srilatha Myaka MD

38 weeks pregnant and swallowes small piece of plastic ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srilatha Myaka ( OBGYN)
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty MD

I think i swallows a small piece of plastic from a plastic cup it was i think sharp not sure what do i do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

My 18 month old daughter may or may have not swallowed a piece of plastic fork tine do I need to take her to the ER I know you can't x-ray for plastic ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)

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Dr. Verinder Takyar MD

i inhaled a small piece of plastic from a pen and feel it stuck in my throat what to do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Verinder Takyar ( Allergist and Immunologist)
Dr.  Gaurav Baidya MD

Hi, I just swallowed a really small (about 1cm) piece of plastic which i broke off the back end of ... plastic. I was a bit nervous and was chewing the small shard of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Baidya ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

A few weeks ago I inhaled a small piece of plastic (mechanical pencil). I felt irritation that night but the next morning i seemed to be fine. Now my lungs feel tight and kind of itchy. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. A.K. Srivastava MD

I have had a small piece of hard plastic stuck in my throat for a little over 1 year. I thought it would eventually go down, but it hasn t. No amount of food, drink, or vitamins will get it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. A.K. Srivastava ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

i was opening a pack of lance crackers with my teeth and a piece of plastic came off and I think I inhaled it, it felt stuck in between my throat and airpassage i tried to cough it up... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)