Swallowed Object Overview
Button batteries, pins, fishbones, balloons—all these items and more are swallowed by adults and children by accident or on purpose.
Swallowed Objects
Topic Overview
When you swallow food, liquid, or an object, what is swallowed passes from your mouth through your throat and esophagus Opens New Window Opens New Window into your stomach.
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Any child who is believed to have swallowed a foreign object should be watched for pain, fever, vomiting, or local tenderness. Stools (bowel movements) should be checked to see if the object exited the body.
If a swallowed object blocks the airway, the American Red Cross recommends the "five-and-five" approach to first aid: ...
Patient information: Swallowed objects (The Basics)
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Patient information: Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
Patient information: Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) (The Basics) ...
The cause can be an acute infection (especially by the influenza virus or diphtheria bacterium), an allergy, a tumor of the larynx, or obstruction by a swallowed object. Treatment depends on the cause; e.g.
For more information, see the topic Swallowed Objects.
Exposure to secondhand smoke from parents or caregivers who smoke.
Emotional or psychological problems.
In the case of swallowed objects, the doctor examine the inside of the child's mouth and throat to look for signs of tissue damage and bleeding. The doctor may perform a digital examination to locate objects lodged in the rectum.
Scar tissue (adhesions)
Incarcerated hernias
Tumors or cysts
Intussusception
Twisting or kinking of the bowel (volvulus)
Swallowed objects not meant to be eaten ...
Telescoping of a portion of the colon into another portion (intussusception)
Impacted feces
Narrowing of the colon (stricture)
Foreign bodies (swallowed objects that block the colon) ...
The endoscope's channels permit passage of accessory instruments enabling the examiner to treat many of the conditions such as stretching areas of narrowing (strictures), removal of benign growths such as polyps, accidentally swallowed objects, ...
Small abnormal growths (polyps) or swallowed objects can be removed and upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be controlled. EGD may effectively control bleeding and reduce need for transfusions and surgery in many cases.
shortness of breath, or a feeling of tightness in the chest. For more information, see the topic Asthma in Teens and Adults.
Blockage of the airway by an inhaled object, such as food or a pill. For more information, see the topic Swallowed Objects.
 See also: Symptom, Stomach, Vomiting, Cough, Emergency
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