Is it possible to stick a tube down your throat and have it bypas the pharynx into the esophagus?
Q:More specifically, would sticking a tube down your throat bypass the pharynx into the esophagus or would it bypass it into the trachea? If it were to bypass into the trachea how would one go about getting it into the esophagus?
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Yes it is possible, but only to be done by medical professinals. It's done everyday and there is a secret to it. You cannot do it to yourself. Cannot help to ask what you need this information for. I've had it done before (in the hospital) and trust me, it's no fun. Even with anesthesia.A tube inserted down the throat will generally go into the esophagus but, if the patient is inhaling during insertion, it can go into the trachea. When inserting feeding tubes thru' the nose & into the stomach, for instance, you try to get the patient to swallow, which closes the opening to the trachea and improves odds the tube will go into the stomach. To be sure a tube, like an endotracheal tube, goes into the trachea you generally have to use one of those instruments that holds the epiglottis, or the opening, open so you can visualize the vocal cords - then you know the tube is placed in the trachea where it will help with breathing. A feeding tube is ALWAYS checked on insertion and with each feeding to be sure it is in the stomach. Otherwise feedings would go into the lungs & literally drown the patient. Please do not try this at home. What the hell are people doing in their lives that they ask a question like this?
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