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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Sternum

Hi. I had a piece of plastic fly into my mouth earlier this evening and was stuck where my throat meets my nose. I managed to dislodge it, but not get it out. I think I may have swallowed it. I'm not having any trouble breathing, but I'm feeling a small pang barely left of my sternum here and there, though I feel it's from worry. If I did swallow it, is there any danger? Should I rush to a hospital? If it did go down my windpipe, other than choking (which I'm not) is there any other way to tell?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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hello, thanks for ur query. r u playing with ur life? plastic is inert substance , can be in food pipe or wind pipe , can cause life threatning complications like perforation, respiratory arrest or pneumothorax. first have a xray neck and xray chest to c what level it had got obstructed, then visit an ent surgeon for farther decision. all d best. take care.
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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Sternum

hello, thanks for ur query. r u playing with ur life? plastic is inert substance , can be in food pipe or wind pipe , can cause life threatning complications like perforation, respiratory arrest or pneumothorax. first have a xray neck and xray chest to c what level it had got obstructed, then visit an ent surgeon for farther decision. all d best. take care.