Irritation in throat

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Irritation in throat after I choked on a piece of food. Coughed alot after that. There is no difficulty or pain while swallowing but there is only irritation. Should I worry ?

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Dr. Baisali Sarkar

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Since you coughed out a lot, that made inflammation in the mucosa of throat. Hence the

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Antiallergic medicine will decongest and reduce the inflammation

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Dr. Raies

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What kind of food was it? Hard or soft?

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Dr. Vineesha Kativarapu ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 13 yrs exp Vijayawada · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vineesha Kativarapu

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 13 yrs exp Vijayawada

I think you shouldn't be worrying if there is no pain or difficulty with swallowing ...just use warm salt water gargles.

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if the irritation continues get checked by ENT surgeon

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