Chinese man lives for 8 years with chopstick stuck in throat, resisting surgery due to fear

2026.03.19 01:20 A Chinese man lived for eight years with a 12-cm-long chopstick stuck in his throat after accidentally swallowing it. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo A man in China who had a 12cm-long metal chopstick lodged in his throat for eight years recently had surgery to remove the object. The man, surnamed Wang, underwent the surgery at Dalian Municipal Central Hospital in northeastern Liaoning province in early March. His experience has shocked internet users, the Daxiang News reported. Eight years ago, Wang swallowed the chopstick by accident while eating and drinking alcohol. It is unclear how the man was able to swallow the 12cm-long metal chopstick, above. Photo: baijiahao.baidu.com At the time he felt pain but did not have any breathing problems. When Wang went for a hospital check-up, doctors suggested cutting the side of his neck to take out the chopstick. But he declined this option and decided to leave the object where it was. Wang, an alcoholic, said in the following eight years he occasionally felt the eating implement but decided to endure it. He attributed the discomfort to a “normal reaction” from drinking alcohol. An X-ray photograph shows the metal object lodged in the man’s throat. Photo: baijiahao.baidu.com But weeks ago, Wang felt a pain every time he got up in the morning. The pain was more acute when he swallowed things and the situation was relieved after some rest. This prompted him to visit the Dalian hospital. “He told us a chopstick was trapped in his throat. I thought it happened just now, but he said this was eight years ago,” Huang Weipeng, a doctor at the hospital, was quoted as saying. An examination found a metal chopstick in the soft palate of Wang’s throat. A woman enjoys tucking into Chinese dumpling noodles with roasted barbecued pork using plastic chopsticks. Photo: Shutterstock Fortunately, the nearby mucous membrane was not injured and the related organs did not shift their positions. His vocal cords functioned normally, s

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