What Should I Do If a Fishbone Gets Stuck in My Throat?

If a small fishbone is stuck in the throat, you can drink some vinegar, or take a prune (with the seed removed) and some sugar and hold them in your mouth. This can soften the fishbone, and then eating steamed bread, bread, etc., can help swallow the fishbone along with the food. If you are not sure about the size of the fishbone, you can use a flashlight to shine on your throat. If the fishbone is not too big and not deeply embedded, ask a family member to use a long tweezer to pluck it out.

1. When feeding fish to younger children, it is best to choose fish that does not have small bones. Before eating, parents should carefully check and remove the fishbones before feeding them to the child.

2. Maintain a quiet environment and do not allow the child to become too excited. Avoid teasing them to laugh or cry, or engaging in roughhousing, as this may cause them to choke on food.

3. Do not mix fish and fish soup with rice, as this can easily cause the fishbones to be eaten along with the meal and get stuck in the throat or esophagus.

4. When a fishbone gets stuck in the throat or esophagus, the child may experience swallowing pain and vomiting. At this time, adults should not try to remove it with their hands as this may push the fishbone deeper and make it more difficult to remove. In severe cases, the fishbone may even puncture a large blood vessel around the esophagus, causing massive bleeding.