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I Think A Pea Went Down The Lung Pipe And Will It Cause Any Additional Issues?

i was eating soup and i think a pea when down the lung pipe - i was throwing up all day yesterday - could not keep any food down. I felt when i swallowed saliva something in my throat felt funny - today i feel tightness in my left side of my throat. will this object decompose if so how long does it take - will it cause additional issues?
Wed, 9 Apr 2014
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Dear If the pea went down your trachea you would suffer coughing bout. You can undergo an X-ray chest to see the pea, or you can undergo bronchoscopy, by which doctor can directly look inside the wind pipe and remove pea if it is present there.
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I Think A Pea Went Down The Lung Pipe And Will It Cause Any Additional Issues?

Dear If the pea went down your trachea you would suffer coughing bout. You can undergo an X-ray chest to see the pea, or you can undergo bronchoscopy, by which doctor can directly look inside the wind pipe and remove pea if it is present there.