India, March 20 -- A Chinese man has shocked the internet after living for eight years with a metal chopstick stuck in his throat.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the 12cm-long chopstick was only recently removed during surgery at Dalian Municipal Central Hospital in northeastern Liaoning province.

The man, surnamed Wang, accidentally swallowed a chopstick while eating and drinking alcohol eight years ago.

At the time, he felt some pain but had no trouble breathing. Doctors suggested a surgical procedure that would have involved cutting the side of his neck to remove the object.

Wang, however, refused and decided to leave the chopstick where it was.

In the following years, Wang, who struggled with alcohol, occa...