UK man sneezes out toy dart 44 years after it was lodged in his nose

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Max Knoblauch
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Guys. Blow your noses, okay?

Anyone with a chronically stuffy nose might want to listen closely to this UK man who, after 44 years of feeling a blockage in his nose, sneezed out a toy dart from his youth.

Steve Easton, 51, unexpectedly sneezed out the penny-sized dart tip during a bout with hay fever in late March. Having no idea there was a dart in his nose at all, Easton was obviously disturbed by this.

After discussing the event with his mother, he learned that he'd been taken to the hospital at age 7 when his parents were afraid he'd inhaled the the toy dart.

"There was just one of these darts without a tip. I took him to the hospital and they spent a lot of time looking for it but in the end they said perhaps it was a mistake," Easton's mother told SWNS. "I knew it wasn’t and it’s always worried me and now it has suddenly shot out. We are all shocked."

According to Easton, he does not feel any difference in his breathing. Doctors told Easton that no harm was done by the decomposed dart.

What secrets from your youth could your nostrils hold?

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