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What To Do If Food Particle Enters The Wind Pipe?

I was eating popcorn and I felt a kernel go down the wrong tube while I was laughing/singing with my boyfriend. Drank lots of water/lemonade. Still feel like it is there although I don t feel as if it is bothering me as much as it was. Am I at risk for any type of blockage, any type of problem? Should I attempt to get it out or should I let nature take it s course and get itself out? Age 27 Sex Female Height 5 feet 6 inches Weight 114 lbs. No current allergies to medication, foods or otherwise, smoker of cigarettes and drinker of alochol
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion if you are not having any symptoms at present than no need to worry. As coughing will remove it from wind pipe.
But if you are having symptoms like
1. Chest pain
2. Fever with expextoration
3. Shortness of breath
Than you should definitely get done bronchoscopy.
As chances of popcorn in trachea is high if you develop these symptoms.
Otherwise no need to worry. And still you want to get it checked whether it is in wind pipe ir not, get done bronchoscopy. It is 10 minute procedure only.
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What To Do If Food Particle Enters The Wind Pipe?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion if you are not having any symptoms at present than no need to worry. As coughing will remove it from wind pipe. But if you are having symptoms like 1. Chest pain 2. Fever with expextoration 3. Shortness of breath Than you should definitely get done bronchoscopy. As chances of popcorn in trachea is high if you develop these symptoms. Otherwise no need to worry. And still you want to get it checked whether it is in wind pipe ir not, get done bronchoscopy. It is 10 minute procedure only.