Doctors in Kerala remove whistle stuck in woman's respiratory system for 25 years

Doctors at government medical college here have removed a tiny whistle from respiratory system of a 40-year-old woman who h accidentally swallowed it in her teenage and was bored by a racking cough for over two deces. According to doctors, woman hailing from Mattannur in Kannur district was referred to government medical college on Tuesday by a private clinic pulmonologist who suspected presence of foreign body in her airways that le from trachea into lungs.She went to doctor following continuous cough she h been experiencing since long, particularly during cold season.

A team of doctors at medical college, led by doctors Dr Rajiv Ram and Dr Pmanabhan, examined her and found an object was stuck in bronchus (passage or airway in respiratory system that conducts air into lungs), Medical College Superintendent Dr Sudeep told PTI.

She was subjected to bronchoscopy and whistle she h accidentally swallowed 25 years ago while playing with her friends was removed, doctors said.

Doctors said woman h thought that she was having breathing difficulties due to asthma. But when object was removed she recalled incident, y said, ding, she is now relieved of her breathing problems and cough.

She tolddoctors that she drank a lot of water to dislodge object but was unaware that it got lodged in bronchus.