8 things to do immediately fish bone hangs in your neck
Swallowing a fish bone is a common occurrence. While it can pass through the digestive tract without a problem, you can also end up with it stuck in your throat. In this article, we will examine tips for managing such a situation.
A fish bone stuck in the throat can often trigger symptoms such as coughing, sharp pain, tingling sensation, and spitting up blood in severe cases. Potential methods for removing it are as follows:
1. Forceful coughing.
Forceful coughing or attempted vomiting. Coughing pushes air hard enough to dislodge any foreign body, such as a fish bone from the throat.
2. Drinking a small amount of vinegar can help break down the fish bone with the acid.
Drink diluted vinegar with the hope of breaking down the bone. Vinegar is acidic in nature and drinking vinegar can help break down the fish bone, making it softer and easier to swallow. Mix about 2 tablespoons of vinegar in a glass of water and then drink it.
3. Drinking soda produces gas in the stomach that can help break down the spine.
Carbonated/airy drinks have been used by ENT specialists to remove food stuck in the throat.
4. Drinking 1 tablespoon of olive oil can help lubricate and release the bone.
5. Swallow a large bite of banana .This can stick to the bone and dislodge it.
This remedy is tried with the hope that the weight of the bread (when swallowed) will dislodge the bone stuck in the throat.
6. Soak the bread in water for a few seconds, then swallow a large piece.
The weight can dislodge the bone.
7. Partially chew a large marshmallow and swallow it whole.
The stickiness can help loosen the bone from the throat.
8. Swallow a large piece of rice or eat a banana.
Make a medium scoop of well-cooked rice or mashed potatoes and swallow it all at once. The idea is that the fish bone stuck in the throat will stick to the ball of rice or potato and be swallowed along with it.
When to consult a doctor
While fish bone stuck in the throat is often not a medical emergency, see a doctor if home remedies prove ineffective or if you experience the following symptoms:
1. Chest pain
2. Swelling or bruising
3. You can no longer eat or drink
4. Drooling
5. Spitting up bloodEngulfing a fish bone is a common occurrence. Although it can pass through the digestive tract without a problem, you can also end up with it stuck in your throat. In this article, we’ll examine tips for managing such a situation.
Source:nationaldailyng.com, practo.com
