A man inhales a toothbrush
The Canadian Press – April 19, 2022 / 4:22 pm | History: 366423
The routine trip to the dentist was anything but normal – after an Illinois man inhaled the dentist’s drill and had to go to the hospital to have it removed last month.
Tom Josie, 60, told WISN-TV that he was at the dentist to have his tooth filled when he was told he had swallowed a tool.
“It simply came to our notice then. All I felt was a cough. When they did the CT scan, they realized, “You didn’t swallow it. You inhale it, “he said. Doctors believe Josie inhaled just before he coughed, sending the 1-inch piece deep into Josie’s lungs.
Dr Abdul Alrayes of Aurora Kenosha Medical Center in Wisconsin said the bit was so deep that normal telescopes could not reach it. Yozi said he was told that if he could not be removed, some of his lungs would have to be removed.
Alrais and his medical team decided to try a newer device to remove the object – one that is designed for early detection of cancer.
The video from the scan shows that the medical team was able to move in the narrow airways, reach the drill and remove it without harming Josie.
“I’ve never been happier than when I opened my eyes and saw him with a smile under his mask shaking a small plastic container with the tool in it,” Yozi said.
Yoshki said he now keeps the drill on a shelf at home.
Alrayes said colleagues in Michigan and Ohio said they had seen similar cases.
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