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Foreign object aspiration or ingestion    See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Swallowed foreign object; Obstructed airway; Inhalation of a foreign object

Symptoms

Aspiration of tiny foreign objects are usually noted immediately with coughing, wheezing, respiratory distress, or total lack of air exchange. However, aspiration may cause only minimal initial symptoms and be forgotten until later symptoms related to local inflammation or infection develop.

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