20/08/2026
Today we had a patient who came in complaining of a fish bone stuck in her throat. In the initial throat examination, Doc was unable to visualize the bone.
After using a laryngoscope, he had better visualization and was able to identify the fish bone and he removed it within a few seconds.
If a fish bone which gets stuck in the throat is not removed, it may pose a risk of tissue tear/injury, infection, abscess and severe swelling. Patients may cough out blood ( in case of tissue tear) or have pain during swallowing .Antibiotics alone won't be sufficient. The foreign body has to be removed .
When the root cause of the problem is solved, the patient gets better.
Our patient is now back home resting well.