What to do if rice grains get into the roof of your mouth

Rice particles that get into the palate usually need to be corrected by brushing your teeth, rinsing your mouth, or removing them with professional instruments.

1. Improve your teeth brushing method: If you sneeze accidentally while eating, or rice grains enter your palate, you can use a toothbrush to remove the rice grains.

2. Rinse your mouth: If the rice grains are relatively small, you can rinse your mouth repeatedly several times to wash them away.

3. Through professional instruments: If the rice grains are relatively large or sticky, and the patient has swallowing dysfunction or language disorders, you can go to a regular hospital to use a pharyngoscope to clearly diagnose the cause of the disease and use professional instruments to remove the rice grains.

If rice grains frequently enter the palate, the food may become overly sticky, usually causing respiratory tract infections. It is possible that this may cause nasal congestion and lead to a cold. It is possible that the rice grains may be squeezed out along with the secretions in the respiratory tract. If the patient has difficulty swallowing, it may also cause inflammation and infection of the palate, which may cause a rise in body temperature and be accompanied by systemic symptoms, such as chills, or cause local pain.

Avoid laughing or joking while eating and chewing food, as this may cause rice particles to enter the trachea and cause suffocation or foreign body sensation. Patients with dysphagia should avoid eating sticky foods.