A small wooden splinter lodged in the throat should be promptly consulted, and the doctor will remove it under the laryngoscope with tweezers and foreign body forceps.
A small wooden splinter in the throat is also known as a pharyngeal foreign body, mostly due to carelessness in eating and drinking, accidentally swallowing a foreign body. Foreign bodies are mostly embedded in the oropharynx and laryngopharynx, and are rare in the nasopharynx.
After the foreign body is swallowed into the pharynx, tingling in the pharynx may occur, which is aggravated by swallowing. The position and specific situation of the foreign body can be observed under the electronic laryngoscope, and the foreign body in the oropharynx can be removed directly with forceps or tweezers under direct vision. Foreign body in laryngopharynx should be removed with foreign body forceps under laryngoscope.
When a small wooden splinter is stuck in the throat, you should go to the ENT department in time, and should not deal with it on your own, so as not to cause adverse consequences.