Walnuts stuck in the throat, should actively seek medical attention, such as the occurrence of breathing difficulties, but also need to urgently try the Heimlich method to force the foreign body away from the voice box and trachea, try to keep the airway open.
1. Heimlich method: If the walnut is stuck in the laryngeal cavity, the entrance to the trachea, easy to cause breathing difficulties. You can take the position of the back embrace, rapid force impact on the epigastrium, through the diaphragm is forced to rise, forcing the lungs to impact the foreign body, in order to play the role of its discharge trachea, away from the role of the vocal folds.
2. Direct laryngoscopy: If the walnut is stuck in the epiglottis valley, pyriform fossa and other hypopharyngeal space, or because of the weakening of the pharyngeal reflex or the foreign body is too large embedded in the laryngopharyngeal cavity and can not be swallowed, general anesthesia or local anesthesia can be chosen, through the direct laryngoscopy, with the help of professional instruments to take it out.
3. Removal with the aid of esophagoscopy: when walnuts are stuck at the entrance of the esophagus, esophageal foreign bodies are often formed. If the edge of walnut is smooth, it can be crushed and pushed into the esophagus with the assistance of esophagoscope.
4. Tracheotomy: if walnuts can not be removed from the laryngeal cavity, dyspnea can not be relieved, feasible tracheotomy to open the airway in a timely manner, to ensure that the respiratory tract is clear, and then take out the foreign body.
Walnuts stuck in the throat, need to remain calm, positive, reasonable response, and timely medical treatment, to understand the condition of the targeted treatment.