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During dinner, I think a part of my food got stuck in my windpipe. However, I did not choke or had to cough a lot. I had the feeling that at one point the food did leave my windpipe but I am not sure. Now I still have the feeling that something is stuck in my throat but I can breathe fine and talk as well. I only still cough because i feel like som

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Usually in adults foreign body inside windpipe or lower down are expelled by powerful cough reflex. It's unlikely that it will stay in airway without any symptoms. Probably you have injured your upper ...  Read More

Hello Doc! please help me!!!My grandmother is 56 and is a diabetic... last year while she was taking her consulted pill ,after swallowing ...the pill was stuck in the food pipe...her son ignored ,later when it happened twice ,we assumed it was a stroke .my mom-dad took Gramma to ENT Dr. we found every tests were normal like CT scan ....now few days

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Hi, it's advisable to do a endoscopy of the food pipe . Meanwhile , ask her to swallow small portions of food at a time and eat slowly . ...  Read More

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Hi All, I feel like food getting stuck in my throat after eating. Kindly help with any syrup and medicine

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Since how long is this? Any cough or vomiting? ...  Read More

Whatever i am drinking or eating i could feel that it stuck in my throat than i am able to feel the sensation of food or drinks going from my throat to stomach !!! and food almost every-time stuck and then slowly it passes by !

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Need to ask few more things in history ! ...  Read More

Some food particle stuck or sticked in my throat . I drank a lot of water but it is not going. It is irratating me alot.

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Meet an ENT Surgeon immediately. If you are in Bangalore, drop into my clinic Healthcare@Basaveshwaranagar. ...  Read More

For a few weeks, I feel like I have food stuck in my throat, or like I m choking or my throat is tight. Bcz of this, I sometimes find it dfclt breathing or having short breathe. plz advise. ( No cough/No fever)

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Because of the summer the throat can get dried up soon so please take frequent sips of water and yet if the symptoms persist please visit an ENT for further evaluation. ...  Read More

Yesterday After food stuck on throat i drink plenty of water after the incident i can eat no pain and my throat is irritated and feel like mucus or something feels like stuck in throat pliz help any tips

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Do warm saline gargles tds ...  Read More

For the past 4 days I feel like I have a piece of food stuck in my throat and a kind of sharp pain when I swallow other than that I can do everything fine but its not pleasent

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You seem to be suffering from reflux laryngopharyngitis which is type of acidity related disorder. You may need to take anti reflux medications for few weeks for long term benefits ...  Read More

Yesterday i was eating fried prawns with rice and one prawns is stuck on throat i drink lots of water but feel no pain i can eat after the incident no pain but feels some sensation of food stuck on throat pliz any tips for food stuck kn throat

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Even if something scrapes through and passes down you may have that sensation for sometime , but if you are sure it's stuck then visit the nearest ENT specialist for endoscopy ...  Read More

I've got food particles stuck in the right side of my throat and it felt uncomfortable. I tried scraping it out and since then It's been paining in the right side and the particles are still stuck.

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You need to get examined by a ENT specialist. After examining l, the doctor will let you know if there are any food particles stuck in your throat. ...  Read More

I am having difficulty swallowing food for the past few days. Even soft food like watermelon feels stuck in my lower throat/neck area. I am also unable to swallow tablets. However, I can drink water without any problem. Sometimes it gives me a choking feeling and I feel anxious like I might not be able to breathe. What could be the cause and what s

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U need to consult a gastro physician...will require endoscopy ...  Read More

I am experiencing a burning sensation in my chest and food pipe. Whenever I eat anything, a burning sensation starts in my food pipe; I feel nauseous, and it feels as though the food is stuck.

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It is severe symptoms of GERD , R u suffering from stress and Anxiety... If yes then u must consult ...  Read More

Yesterday I took a capsule with my usual medicine, drank some water, and lay down. Since then, I feel like something is stuck on the left side of my throat with mild tightness. When I swallow saliva, it still feels slightly stuck. Please advise what I should do or which medicine may help.

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What capsule did you take ? You can visit an ENT specialist and get a laryngoscope done ...  Read More

Hi Doctor I am feeling that something stuck in my throat since 1 month I did the throat endoscopy and following the medication prescribed by doctor still not getting relief. Sometime I feel in left or right side of throat. I am allergic to dust and all the time mucus is coming inside the throat

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Add tab mucolite 30mg twice a day for 5 days Tab chymoral forte twice a day for 5 days Get your TSH done ...  Read More

Hello, I'm a 46 year old male, suffering from heavy wetness/ feeling something is stuck in throat after food especially lunch . And from evening till I sleep I feel liquid mucus in my throat or upper respiratory tract... I cough and get a little mucus. I keep trying to clear my throat And I get frequent running nose, cold .. I get a lot of burping.

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Hi, I am Dr. Atul Kumar Nimawat MS ENT Your symptoms of persistent throat wetness, a sensation of something stuck after meals, frequent throat clearing, mucus in the throat, burping, and a runny nos ...  Read More

My daughter is 18yrs old for past 2 days she had temp 101 on day 2 she started having severe gastric issue with a feeling of gas stuck in throat. She is feeling hungry but una.ble to eat due to vomiting. Though pan and gastric meds are given. She is feeling heart burn on eating idiyappam or any soft foods. Kindly help as whom to show and what's to

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Hi, I am Dr. Atul Kumar Nimawat MS ENT She should be shown to a physician/gastroenterologist without delay. For now, give small frequent sips of fluids, avoid solid/spicy foods, and continue gastric ...  Read More

I feel like something is stuck in my throat on left side, I feel discomfort while swallowing. I feel that something is radiating from my throat to neck as I feel neck pain in center and also some ear pressure . I've been having some chest tightness and dry cough and also some burping. I have little weakness also.

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You have left side pharyngitis and need to do warm saline gargle rest take medication from ent doctor ...  Read More

I have a problem I got food stuck in throat and food pipe chest and feeling like some pieces of food not proper go down in stomach. I have also problem after eating food . Later food comes up.

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Needs urgent examination ...  Read More

Sauf stuck in my throat and blood coming out in cough warm water drinking will cure?How it can cure

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Visit ent for physical examination ...  Read More

Sir/Ma'am, a fish bone is stuck on the left side of my throat. What should I do? It hurts when I swallow.

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Should consult ent as the earliest ...  Read More

For the past couple of months, I’ve had a persistent sensation of something being stuck in my throat. It tends to occur when I speak loudly, cough, or occasionally when I drink water. Aside from this, I don’t have any other symptoms

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Do you also have acidity or heart burn ...  Read More

From past two days im feeling like something is stuck in my throat and it develops gradually after waking up. When i wakeup up there is nothing but after an hour it again starts. No pain but sometimes i have acid reflux problem.

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It is due to acid reflux ...  Read More

From past two days i have been experiencing unusual feeling that something is stuck in my throat and no pain but it feels very worse cant do anything without thinking about it. Everyday in morning it doesn't feel but gradually till noon it feels like something is stuck.

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There are multiple reasons for this sir. You will have to get evaluated. Do u have burning sensation in stomach and chest? Do u have any stress factors? ...  Read More

I feel like something stuck in my throat around right side tonsil. I am facing this problem for 10 years. My right nose also remains blocked most of the time , sometime left also. I have taken many treatment from delhi but the problem not yet solved. I am very tired . Please help.

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About oily spicy heavy fatty food Take cap pan dsr twicely Avoid gargles smoking alcohol Tab montair fx in night If still persist Xray towns view to be done fr styloid process ...  Read More

Hi , A small fish bone got stuck in my throat . It is causing discomfort in certain position . I gulped white rice and banana , but u feel still it's there . I am sometime feeling the pricking sensation although it is not causing much discomfort . Could you please let me know any homeopathy medicine so that it gets dissolves on it's own or it make

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Homeopathic medicine can expel this bone instantly. You can book consultation to know the medicine and exact potency ...  Read More

Im having a continuous feeling of something stuck on my throat and when i eat something it feels like it taking more time to travel from throat to stomach and i gained weight very quickly about 8 kgs in 4 months...can i get an quick advice to solve my problem?

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Upper GI scopy need to be done ...  Read More

I have a weird feeling of food beimg stuck in throat or the tablet i take being stuck which after sipping warm water and couple of burps gets ok.it takes sometime.i am worried about this problem.is this anything related to esophagus problem.yes i do have gastric issues

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Gerd May b Take antacids ...  Read More

I am having a problem with food particles often getting stuck in between my upper left last tooth and last but one tooth (which is a crown). It started happening after I got a tooth removed, root canal done and crown installed. Its getting stuck at a place where I cannot remove it with flossing also. That area is having swelling and getting sensiti

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Hai As per your query i understd that between molars your facing this problem food might be impacting in between cap and normal tooth . May be there is gap formed between normal tooth and cap so t ...  Read More

Hi, I'm 43. Have Gerd. On ganaton and veloz it before food. It's been a month on these meds now and I still have the choking feeling and avoid reflux. My throat is very dry too and I have Nasal drips, like mucous presence and I keep clearing my throat always. I'm worried it's become LPR now. I also take gaviscon after every meal. Until I dont eat,

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You need to consult gastroenterologist for detail history and treatment ...  Read More

I am suffering from dry throat mostly in night and yesterday I ate rice and it's stuck in food pipe m I vomated mist of the food I have eaten but still I am not feeling well and pain in food pipe and today again facing dry throat

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Get a physical consultation ...  Read More

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