Drunk man gets three inch chopstick stuck behind his eye after ‘colliding’ into friend

A 24-year-old man ended up with a 9cm long chopstick behind his eye socket because he collided with a friend while drunk.

The man complained of swelling so went to his local medical centre in Vietnam to see if doctors could help.

But for three weeks doctors could not find evidence of an object being stuck up his nose.

His condition did not improve while he was kept under observation so then he had to make a trip to the hospital.

It was during a CT scan at the hospital when doctors finally found the chopstick wedged up his nostril.

The Journal in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases reads: ‘The patient was noted to have pain and swelling in the left orbit, without abnormalities in the eye movement or losing vision.

‘Ophthalmologic examination revealed 10/10 vision, with no signs of global injury.

‘However, the left eye was swollen and there was a discharge of pus from the corner of the left eye.

‘The patient complained of pain, suggesting that the condition could be serious and required prompt intervention.’

The man then had surgery to remove the chopstick and treatment for damage to the bottom of his eye.

He was also given antibiotics to treat any potential infection.

The report added: ‘The foreign body in this case (a chopstick) was not clean, as it had been used during a meal, potentially causing infection in the maxillary sinus and orbit.’

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