A Vietnamese guy who suffered from migraines and visual loss was as surprised as the doctors when it was discovered that he had chopsticks trapped in his brain.
I understand. So many inquiries…
Fortunately, that’s why I’m here.
Everything began last week, when the 35-year-old guy, who has not been identified, was brought to the emergency department after suffering from headaches, blurred vision, and fluid leakage for months.
Doctors inquired whether he had any ideas about what was causing his health problems, but the guy had none.
To figure out what was going on, officials at the Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh province, performed a CT scan.
According to Vietnam.vn, doctors revealed the guy had tension pneumocephalus, a neurosurgical emergency induced by head trauma.
A closer examination revealed an unexpected sight in the man’s brain: a pair of broken chopsticks entering his skull from his nostril.
It’s difficult to think somebody could walk about with two wooden sticks trapped in their nose, let alone fail to notice them, yet it’s clearly possible.
Not that you should start worrying about having a chopstick up your nose the next time you have a clogged nose—it’s not a typical occurrence.
When the man’s family learned about the chopsticks, they speculated that they must have gotten trapped up there during a dispute around five months ago.
The wounded guy was sent to the hospital at the time, but no abnormalities on his nose were detected since physicians failed to see the broken chopsticks.
When he learned what was causing his headaches, the patient acknowledged that he didn’t recall what happened during the fight, but he did believe something was stabbed into his face.
With the fresh evidence in hand, he now believes the man he was fighting must have shoved the chopsticks up his nose during the altercation.
Following the strange finding, the guy received consultation before undergoing endoscopic surgery via the nose to remove the troublesome sticks.
He is presently being treated in a hospital for his injuries, although he is claimed to be in stable condition.
Dr. Nguyen Van Man, chief of the neurosurgery department at the Vietnamese hospital, described the event as “extremely rare.”
I certainly hope so!