Objective?Laryngeal and upper esophageal foreign bodies are common diseases, we explored a new and simple method to remove these foreign bodies. ?Methods?The clinical data of 177 patients with laryngeal and upper esophageal foreign bodies from June 2008 to January 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. We used two methods to treat these foreign bodies: 130 foreign bodies were directly removed under video endoscopy; 47 foreign bodies were removed with suspension laryngoscopy, and video endoscopy was used meanwhile.?Result?177 laryngeal and upper esophageal foreign bodies were removed well, without severe complications like esophageal perforation or phyryngeal fistula.?Conclusion?Removing esophageal and laryngeal foreign bodies with video endoscopy is simple, safe and effective.