Grapes stuck in the throat can be treated with the Heimlich maneuver or laryngoscope removal, and if necessary, a tracheotomy.
If there are obvious symptoms such as difficulty in breathing and suffocation after grapes are stuck in the throat, you need to use the Heimlich maneuver in time to save yourself. The Heimlich maneuver is a method of elevating the pressure in the chest and abdominal cavity by squeezing the chest and abdominal cavities. When the pressure pushes the gases in the chest and abdominal cavities upward and backward through the throat, it helps to squirt the grapes stuck in the throat out of the body.
If the grapes are stuck deep in the throat, but do not cause obvious breathing difficulties, you can go to the hospital with the help of a laryngoscope to observe and determine the exact location of the grapes, and then the doctor can remove the grapes with the help of foreign body forceps.
If the grapes are stuck in the throat and cause serious breathing difficulties, an emergency tracheotomy can be considered in order to save lives.
Grapes stuck in the throat are most common in infants and young children, who should chew and swallow grapes slowly, and refrain from playing and jostling to avoid increasing the chances of grapes getting stuck in their throats.
Grapes in the throat should be treated by an otolaryngologist, who will determine the cause of the problem and prescribe treatment.