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I have reddish throat chronicaly nearly6 month. No Drink smoke habbit While sleeping m tongue choked unable to breath ang throat irritation and reddish around mouth amd small small pump on mouth wall all side Urge to swallow frequently 2 to 3 min gap Sores comes and goes Locally vistited ent they gave anti biotics it didnt help

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Looks like u have acid reflux due to acidity. For chocking tongue get one flexible naso pharyngoscopy from nearby ENT ...  Read More

My mom has a strange problem. She feels like someone is trying to choke her in sleep (while dreaming). During that time she will start shouting in sleep and her mouth will be filled with spit. Why exactly is this happening? Please suggest.

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Sorry to hear about your mother's difficulties. If the dream content is consistent and it is affecting her and the family psychologically, you must consult psychiatrist who has interest in sleep probl ...  Read More

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My 1 month old boy is having episodes of choking while sleeping even when he has burped after last feed. When he is choking, he turns red and faces trouble breathing and crying. After patting on back for few minutes, he recovers and relaxes. Plz suggest something for my kid as it is very risky.

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Kindly consult paediatrician nearby as it can lead to aspiration pneumonia if not addressed promptly. ...  Read More

In night time when I go to sleep my nose gets choked and breathing becomes difficult this sleep gets disturbed

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Looks like osa. Needs examination and further investigation ...  Read More

My 2 month old baby chokes and coughs during sleep even after 2 hrs of feeding. What Could be reason?during feeding also she chokes and coughs.

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Dear parents, During feeding, more milk causes cough and choking. During sleep lay the baby on right side of baby with a small pillow under the head so that head is above level of stomach . This wil ...  Read More

I get lot if saliva excretion while sleeping as I feel my mouth n wind pipe dried up & swallow saliva for this reason. Sometimes this causes saliva or mucos entering windpipe in deep sleep & I wake up suddenly due to choking & unable to breathe. Only after standing up & after struggling badly, I am able to breathe normally. This sometimes fears me

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Consult a physician who will examine you in detail. You could ask him if you need to do a sleep study to r/o OSA (Obstructive sleep apnoea). ...  Read More

From two nights during sleep several times I woke up with feeling of choking.its frightening I feel like I am unable to move toung and breath.but after woking up it settle down just in 2-3 seconds..What can be the reason..I was also suffering with mild vividh last month.

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Provide history in detail ...  Read More

I'm 19 year male,68 kg,5'9''.I am quite fat.I smoked weed for first one month ago.It's horrifying experience with my heart, my BP went high.Till that day I fell problem in sleeping.some time I wake up choking,gasping for air.sometime I feel my head gonnna blow and I got sleep-paralysiss for 5 sec.sometime I feel my breathing isn't going auto.help

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Consult Physician. ECG. BP Monitoring. Path lab test as advised by physician. Lifestyle modification. Pranayam & yoga ...  Read More

Iam having Chocking since Last 1week When iam Sleep At Choking is occurs Doctor Said Due To Anxiety Choking breathless Is It harmful or Harmless Say Me Sir/Madam

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Chocking in sleep is not good. Do you snore? What is your height and weight. You may be having LPRD or OSAS. consult your ENT SURGEON ASAP. ...  Read More

Sometime I Feel Choking Breathless What Is My Problem Doctor Is It Dangerous Help Me Doctor..........

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Hello there. It's such a incomplete question. And with only so much information all I can say is " may be". Get yourself checked out by your physician. After examining only we will be able to decid ...  Read More

Sir i feel fear at night and trouble swallowing saliva difficult sleeping also, when i ride bike the same i feel difficult swallowing spitting As soon as I try to sleep some choking like sound i hear and choke me And some time sleeping time hpanic jerk aslo occur What is this plz doctors help I cannot watch even tv also i nedd to swallow saliva o

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Gerd and also causes of Dysphagia . Further evaluation needed ...  Read More

My one week old baby is both breastfed n bottlefed... he breastfeeds normally but chokes many times on bottle.... i am using small nipple size... i am worried y he chokes many times...and after choking he becomes tired and sleeps... stops to feed... is it worrisome??? do i need to consult doctor???

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Yes please do not use bottle ,usually in bottle feeding child will have micro aspiration ,yes u need to consult and rule out any anomalies is there ...  Read More

Does choking cause aspirations in babies? If they have coughed rigorously does that mean the baby has thrown away the substance whatsoever that was blocking the airway Since then baby is not taking feeds that good it happened yesterday but he is having cold and running nose too putting nasoclear for that age 3 months

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Choking can cause aspiration. Take the baby to nearby paediatrician for a checkup. Nasoclear drops are fine ...  Read More

My son is choking while breastfeeding he 2.1 month old. He chokes and gaps for air Will it cause problem ?

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Greetings kindly look into the position of feeding, visit a pediatrician in person for further evaluation ...  Read More

My nose get choked as season change due to swellon under nose how to stop it or avoid it without medicine

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try steam inhalation two times ...  Read More

Hi doctor recently i am very scared of choking food unable to eat properly i need to stop fearing about choking i sometimes choke water and now i am worried about food

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Hi You will need detailed evaluation. Consult a psychiatrist ...  Read More

My mother is 62 year old since last 2 years she doesn't seems herself. She oftenly cuts her tongue while sleeping or eating. She has kinda devloped a fear of eating anything. She wil like to eat in a place where no one disturb her otherwise she can cut her tongue. She is not gaining any weight lately. I just wanted to know is this anxiety related?

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Hi.. It seems like neuro-psychiatry issue.. She would need both neurological and psychological evaluation. Consult both neurologist and psychiatrist. ...  Read More

Hello doc While giving vit d3 drops my 1month old baby chokes because he starts crying and it hits his airway and turned blue quik cpr has saved his life. but now i am afraid how to give medicine to avoid this kind of situation.please help

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Hello,drops are less likely to cause choking ..if you give it next time ,give it in presence of your paedeatrian .and then you can what is the proper way of giving them ..give 0.5 ml only ,slowly and ...  Read More

I experience a choking feeling in the throat & burning sensation besides breathing difficulties after having night food. This is especially so if I have onions, tomatoes & spicy food. As a result, can not sleep almost the whole night. What is the medicine for this & medical advice

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Need few more details Kindly consult ...  Read More

I have been described as 'choking' and snoring a lot while I am asleep. What can I do about it? I never feel a thing while sleeping myself but my roomate has described me as being choked and snoring.

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Hiii,the complaints that you have described suggests that you have Sleep apnoea.So kindly consult an ENT for same. ...  Read More

What to do if my baby choking while breastfeeding. Please help!! She is 1.5 months old. She also crying while releasing gas.

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It is normal for new born ..you can give colicaid drops if the baby crying a lot ...  Read More

Hi, Previously my mother used to take starpress xl 100 there was no problem. But due a bit of rise in pressure and bad taste in mouth, march last year our doctor changed starpress xl 100 to Revelol Am 50/5 twice a day and Ranozex 500 twice a day. Immediately after that snoring and breathing through mouth during sleeping started. We reported but he

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

My brother is complaining of several symptoms like-1. Choke-like feeling in the throat 2. Someone is grabbing his neck 3. Difficulty in swallowing food. He felt this after eating a cake followed by cookies 2 days back. Initially he had an allergy on his lips and tongue and after that suffered from this choke-like feeling. What should he do now? Whi

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He could be having allergic reaction.need to visit an ENT doctor to examine the throat especially larynx. ...  Read More

My 1.5 month old daughter got choked while giving syrup, immediately she vomited up n it came in nose.. But afterwards she was coughing fr 2 hours and fell asleep.. Is it any problem.

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If she is active after waking up and feeding well, there should be no problem later ...  Read More

After choking neck by myself in an attempt to suicide there's a feeling of lump kind of pls reply anything serious

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

I have a 6 month pregnancy . last two n8 suffering nose choke during sleep period. With heart burn and indigestion problem. Should I go for any medicine or any home remedies, if present please suggest.

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Connect please ...  Read More

Sometimes i feel choke for a second like i couldn't breathe in just for a second then next second I'm fine and well i don't know what is it? Sometimes I think its because of my anxiety

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Do pulmonary function test Take tab medha vati patanjali 3 time for 2 months Consult after pft test on practo ...  Read More

My mother had sudden choking while walking and left arm pain after few minutes the choking settled and pain vanished. Is it worrisome?

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Please do a cardiac check. ...  Read More

Hello Doctor I'm having soar throat & tongue swelling...( Disturbance in sleep during night ) Any deficiency of vitamin or need any treatment? Thank you

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You are having sore throat symptoms. sore throat is pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often worsens when you swallow. • The most common cause of a sore throat (pharyngitis ...  Read More

My brother age is 18 years old, today he laughed to much and he felt choke feeling, he say some sort of gas got stuck before laughing and he had a choke feeling. I had given pressure on the back of chest. He felt good and burping occured. He is now doing well. Please guide me why it happened?. Never happened before.

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may be physiological ...  Read More

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