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What Causes Frequent Choking Of Throat?
My daughter complains th at her throat keeps getting caught in which she feels like she has to move it to get it back in place. I just realized that she is pointing to her cricoid cartilage. It doesn t hapen all the time especially when we take her in to see the doctor. Is there a specialist that I should be taking her to that would understand?
Wed, 30 Mar 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your have symptoms of frequent choking of throat. Well there can be many reasons for choking like gastrointestinal reflux disease , strep throat , tightening of cricopharyngeal muscle , mass on neck anatomical abnormalities , mass on neck , fear and anxiety. Need not to worry. Avoid intake of outside food and cold carbonated beverages. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles several times a day , do betadine gargles twice a day , avoid heavy and spicy food specially at night and eat small and frequent meals . Consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order test like blood test , throat swab test , endoscopy and CT scan . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics course amoxicillin , anti inflammatory or refer you to gastroenterologist .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your have symptoms of frequent choking of throat. Well there can be many reasons for choking like gastrointestinal reflux disease , strep throat , tightening of cricopharyngeal muscle , mass on neck anatomical abnormalities , mass on neck , fear and anxiety. Need not to worry. Avoid intake of outside food and cold carbonated beverages. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles several times a day , do betadine gargles twice a day , avoid heavy and spicy food specially at night and eat small and frequent meals . Consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order test like blood test , throat swab test , endoscopy and CT scan . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics course amoxicillin , anti inflammatory or refer you to gastroenterologist .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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