Swallowed a Foreign Object
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023

About the symptom

Accidentally swallowed something refers to swallowing non-food items, often referred to as foreign bodies. Examples include toys, batteries or even dentures.

When to see a doctor

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

  • Accidentally swallowed something

Related serious diseases

  • Suffocation

    Suffocation occurs when the body doesn't receive enough oxygen. Without quick intervention, it can result in loss of consciousness, brain damage, or death.

  • Foreign body in bronchus
  • Pharyngeal foreign body

Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom

Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom

  • Did you swallow any small object(s)?

  • Do you have a fever?

  • Do you have a sore throat?

  • Is your breathing noisy; e.g. wheezing, rattling?

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References

  • Safdar SA, Shaaban H, Miller RA. Foreign body aspiration. Heart Lung Circ. 2015 Oct;24(10):1033-4. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.03.010. Epub 2015 Apr 15. PMID: 26021970.

    https://www.heartlungcirc.org/article/S1443-9506(15)00140-7/fulltext

  • Lima JA, Fischer GB. Foreign body aspiration in children. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2002 Dec;3(4):303-7. doi: 10.1016/s1526-0542(02)00265-8. PMID: 12457600.

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1526054202002658?via%3Dihub

Reviewed By:

Yoshinori Abe

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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