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How To Overcome Food Stuck In Lower Sternum?
my friend was eating a piece of steak and said it feels like it s stuck lower than the sternum but not in his stomach yet. Everything he tried to drink to make it go down, he keeps throwing up. What should we do? He is not having difficulty breathing. Just pressure and pain
Thu, 7 May 2020
Hello,
* As per my clinical experience, the issue of pressure and pain after food stuck at certain level of esophagus or lower neck is an issue of grave concern.
* As the conventional measures have been tried for its removal, I would recommend to consult an ENT specialist in this instance for
@ indirect laryngoscopy and its removal with micro forceps instantly under local anesthesia .
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
* As per my clinical experience, the issue of pressure and pain after food stuck at certain level of esophagus or lower neck is an issue of grave concern.
* As the conventional measures have been tried for its removal, I would recommend to consult an ENT specialist in this instance for
@ indirect laryngoscopy and its removal with micro forceps instantly under local anesthesia .
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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