bronchoscopy examination of your Airways you will be caught from the waiting room and take a seat in the examination room before the procedure begins the physician or nurse will numb your throat with a local anesthetic spray because of the sedation your throat will start feeling swollen and stiff and swallowing will become more difficult next an anaesthetic fluid will be dripped into your throat and the track ear your tongue will be pulled slightly outwards in the process which may cause you to cuff or gag the physician will carefully insert a camera-equipped tube into your Airways fire your nose or mouth this is called a bronchoscope the physician places a mouth guard in case the bronchoscope is inserted via the mouth during this procedure some patients are given extra oxygen through a tube that is inserted into the nose this may cause an annoying itch during the procedure you can keep breathing normally through your nose or mouth the physician will use the camera on the bronchoscope to look at the inside of the trachea and the branches mucus a scraping or tissue may be collected for further laboratory examination sometimes the airways are rinsed with a fluid after the procedure the physician will slowly remove the bronchoscope from the airways the procedure can feel uncomfortable but it usually doesn't hurt to ensure that you are as relaxed and comfortable as possible during your bronchoscopy you can choose from amongst a variety of sleeping aids in addition to the throat sedation to find out more take a look at this animated film sedation for bronchoscopy the procedure lasts approximately between 15 and 30 minutes you