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Inhaled chewing gum
I have found out in x ray scans that I have a chewing gum in my left lung , which I had inhaled around 5 months ago , surprisingly it did not give me any symptoms until now I thought it went in my stomach , I feel pain there(in left chest) some times and finally after x ray I found out that it is there . it has started paining slowly after 5 months I want to know which is the best hospital to be trusted for my chewing gum to be removed and what will be the procedure and its approx cost
A foreign body such as chewing gum in the lung can cause infection.... Yu are lucky that it hasn't blocked your airway... It can be removed with rigid bronchoscopy.... Lady Hardinge medical college is a very good place for it and the treatment is free of charge... We used to do bronchoscopy on a regular basis when I was there.... Take care....
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