Initially shocked by the CT scan, the 35-year-old man recalled that he had been involved in a fight five months earlier while out drinking. The details of the brawl were hazy in his memory, but he vaguely remembered being stabbed in the face with an unknown object.

Despite going to the hospital after the incident, doctors at the time found no chopsticks or abnormalities with his nose.

The chopsticks were removed five months later via endoscopic surgery.

lodged = to become stuck

brawl = a noisy fight, often in public

abnormality = something unusual or unexpected, usually in the body

endoscope = a long, thin, tube-like medical instrument that is used to examine the inside of the body

1. For how long did the man have headaches?
2. How did the chopsticks get in his brain?
3. What kind of surgery was used?

1. Has this ever happened to you?
2. What do you do when you have a severe headache?
3. Do you always trust your doctor, or do you usually get a second opinion?
4. Have you ever been in a bar brawl?