Fiberoptic bronchoscopy does not hurt after local anesthesia, but the examination process will produce discomfort and even choking sensation, which most patients can tolerate.
In general, fiberoptic bronchoscopy will be local anesthesia, the bronchoscope through the sound gate into the trachea, it will bring the patient obvious discomfort, such as choking, vomiting, and so on, and even choking sensation, but will not be painful. With the end of the examination, these uncomfortable feelings will also disappear, and most patients can tolerate.
If fiberoptic bronchoscopy is needed to diagnose a disease, patients do not have to be too afraid of the pain of the examination, rational treatment of the examination, to psychologically reduce the sense of fear, and to be psychologically prepared. It should be noted that in the fiberoptic bronchoscopy test before the 4 hours of fasting, 2 hours of water ban, to avoid adverse reactions during the examination.