What to do if you have a fishbone stuck in your throat

A fishbone stuck in the throat can be treated by coughing it out on its own, removing it with a device, or having it surgically removed. 1. Coughing out by oneself: after the phenomenon of fishbone stuck in the throat, the patient should stop eating food so as not to scratch the esophagus with the fishbone; and then take a rhythmic and soft cough to see if the fishbone can be coughed out. 2. Instrument removal: patients can go to the hospital for treatment, so that professional doctors through direct vision or endoscopic assistance to observe the location of the fishbone, and then use instruments to remove the fishbone. 3. Surgery: If the fishbone stuck in the throat penetrates deep into the tissues or causes perforation of the digestive tract, surgery should be taken in time to remove the foreign body and standardize the treatment of complications. If you can’t cough up a fishbone stuck in your throat, it is recommended that you go to the hospital in time and choose the appropriate treatment plan under the guidance of the doctor, rather than treating the fishbone on your own, so as not to lead to adverse consequences.