I have the same problem tonight when I got
home from work at 2:30 am I had a bowl of
pasta salad and now it is 5 am and I can't
go to sleep because I have this feeling
like something is stuck in my throat. I
have had my tonsils out so I know that it
is not stuck in my tonsils but it is like
it is right behind where my tonsils should
be if I had them. I have coughed and
coughed and it won;t come up I have drank
glass after glass of water and it won't go
down I have had this problem since they
took my tonsils out especially with
hamburger meat like in tacos and hamburger
helper. I have not been to the doctor for
it because they would probably just say
deal with it is there anything that I can
do at home to help?
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qqakai
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Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 21
swallow response Posted: 08-14-08 04:41am
It appears that your have some soft of
nerve problem related to your swallowing
function. To seek help, you might want to
consult a neurologist.
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Akronlady
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Re: swallow response Posted: 09-07-08 17:14pm
I also have problem with swallowing,
things like mashed potatoes, french fries,
chicken really most things just will not
go down. I swallow, then swallow again
and again, I cannot breathe when the food
is stuck and I have really gotten scared.
I had a cookie swallow test last year and
the doctor said my esaphagus did not have
the constricting action it should have, he
described it like how a snake swallows
their food by different parts constricting
and releasing. Has anyone ever heard of
this? He also said there was nothing he
could do to help it. It is getting worse
and I'm afraid to eat anything while
alone.
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ostrich939
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Food stuck in Throat Posted: 09-14-08 16:42pm
yoyoma12
wrote:
I have this also. I will try
and explain what i think it is. See i get
them in the back of my mouth on the sides.
i have what look like slits and holes
where food gets stuck. over the years
these slits and holes are increasing in
numbers (not a whole lot) but i think
these holes are from past cases of perhaps
strep throat or other type infections. I
use a water pic on very low setting and a
flash light. After a while you get used to
doing it like once a month or so and you
would believe how much stuff comes out.
Regarding having them in your throat,
thats something you would need to have
looked at as a water pic will not reach
that far down.
I am also convinced that if this food is
not cleaned out from time to time, it will
lead to irratations of the throat and
mouth
there also is procedures where they can
take a laser and basically burn off excess
skin so food will not trap anymore so if
the water pic idea doesnt work, then this
is an option.
good luck fellow
chipmunks
I've gone to an ENT for this.... There can
be tiny holes present in your palentine
tonsils, your normal tonsils. As you age
these holes get larger causing food to get
stuck in them. when this food gets stuck
in them bacteria can accululate and cause
it to smell and do nasty things to your
tonsils...
I've actually had my tonsils removed
because of this, and im very glad that I
did, even though I was 24, and it's
supposed to be worse when you get older. I
only dealt with these things for about a
year, but by the time my surgery came
around I didn't think I could deal with it
for another month.
I would definitely recommend having a
tonsillectomy.
