Pearl milk tea stuck in the throat, there is a risk of entering the stomach through the esophagus, but also may cause breathing difficulties, or even the risk of choking.
The main ingredients of pearl milk tea include: tapioca, brown sugar, black tea, pure milk, rock sugar or white sugar, etc. Tapioca is mainly a starch component. The human throat does not have digestive enzymes, so it does not have a digestive function, and the pearl milk tea inside the throat will not melt away.
Pearl milk tea is more round and smooth, are some pulp, if chewed and stuck in the throat, did not produce a foreign body sensation, no breathing difficulties, generally will not cause scratches on the local mucosa, may be after drinking water or by themselves will be through the esophagus into the stomach.
If the pearl milk tea particles are relatively large, not chewed stuck in the throat, feel a foreign body sensation, may cause breathing difficulties, if stuck in the airway may cause the risk of choking. In this case, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to do laryngoscopy, the pearl milk tea out, if necessary, tracheoscopic removal, in order to avoid life-threatening.