An unusual foreign body (sewing needle tip) in the tonsils.

Foreign bodies in the throat are common emergencies in ear nose and throat practice. Usual foreign bodies includes coin, bone piece, fish bone, nails, button, glass pieces, denture, ear ring, chain, pins and needles . There are very few reported cases of a foreign body in the tonsillar substance. Pharyngeal foreign bodies get lodged in the mucosa and may not be visible on routine ENT examination. It is always mandatory to give due respect and care to the complaints of the patient and do a proper ear, nose and throat examination, get the investigations done as needed so as not to under diagnose the case or leave a foreign body and give constant irritation and misery to the patient.