Tiny fish spines cannot be dissolved, but smaller fish spines have a chance of falling out with swallowing; if they are deeper, they may not come out on their own and need to be removed by a doctor at a hospital. Fishbone is a bony substance and therefore cannot be dissolved. If the fishbone is small, it may come out with swallowing during eating. If the fishbone is deeper and may not dislodge on its own, the patient can have someone else shine a flashlight down the throat to remove the fishbone from the throat. If others are unable to remove the fishbone, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital so that the doctor can remove the fishbone with professional instruments under the light source. If the fishbone is in a deeper location, it is usually necessary for the doctor to find the foreign body through the laryngoscope and then apply laryngeal foreign body forceps to remove the fishbone. If a tiny fishbone is stuck in the throat, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital and have the fishbone removed by a specialist.