Toddler survives after ramming chopstick up his nose

A Chinese toddler who forced a chopstick inside his nose has survived, despite the utensil penetrating 7cm into his brain.

Two-year-old Huang, of Wuhan in the Hubei Province, had been using the chopsticks to eat when they mysteriously found their way into his nose, the boy's father told local media, the Metro reports.

After hearing the child scream, the man said he "turned around and was shocked to find that the long stick had gone into his head."

At hospital, scans found that the chopstick had travelled 7cm into Huang's brain, but miraculously missed any major nerves or arteries.

It took surgeons almost four hours to safely remove the eating implement and the toddler is expected to make a full recovery.

Previous cases of brain impalement by chopstick often involve children running with the sticks, but the father said he was unsure whether this was the case with Huang.

Source: Metro
Author: Chloe Ross, Approving editor: Nick Pearson