Ans: A hyoid bone fracture occurs due to direct trauma to the neck due to manual strangulation, hanging, or blunt trauma. If you break your hyoid bone muscle attachments, then two types of complications occur early and late. The following injuries are included subcutaneous emphysema, dyspnoea, pharyngeal tears, and thyroid cartilage injury in early difficulties. Late problems include dysphagia, stridor, pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery, and crepitus by neck flexion. The fracture of the hyoid bone is very uncommon as it is protected by the mandible, so most injuries caused at this bone are due to strangulation. If there is a delay in diagnosis, it can result in death.