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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Swallowed Food Lodged

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Dr. Divakara MD

Hello - 67 year old male swallowed food wrong way 2 hrs ago (think it was a piece of steak; how long should I wait to see a doctor? How do I know it's not aspirated into wind pipe instead of lodged ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divakara ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta MD

Just accidentally swallowed a juice tops seal (plastic&aluminium) while i was drinking juice. Not sure if it's lodged in my throat. What should I do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumit Bhatti MD

I have some food lodged in asophagus and cant swallow spit. breathing is OK ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

i swallowed 2 pills and it or they are still lodged. it hurts when i swallow and drinking water and hot tea hasn't helped. i have no problem breathing. did it go down the wrong pipe? how do i get it to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

yesterday I swallowed three pills at bedtime and I feel like one has been lodged in my throat or went down the wrong pipe. it is painful to swallow and I have a lot of pain in my chest when I try to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.   Abubakar Siddiqh MD

I ate a hot dog and didn t chew it very well. It got lodged in my throat and after trying to swallow several times, it finally went down. But now it feels like a piece is still there when I swallow ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Nandu (Bhalchandra)Kolwakdar MD

i inhaled a small round macaroni piece. It fells like it is lodged in my throat. I can breath but if feels like it may be stuck on the windpipe area. I have swallowed hard, coughed and tried to push ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nandu (Bhalchandra)Kolwakdar ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Okuneye Taofik Ayoola MD

I am a very health female 55 yrs old that swallowed a section of toothpick(It had been cut up and left in food). Most likely a third of a pick,i felt it was lodged in my throat about a hour after, have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Okuneye Taofik Ayoola ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Emansaadahmed MD

and gaging until I vomited saliva but it was still lodged so I just drank some water and swallowed it ...Was chewing on a peice of plastic about the size of a pill and accidentally swallowed it. It... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Emansaadahmed ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Kamila Seilhan MD

I swallowed a bone...I could feel the sharpness when I swallowed it. This was two days ago went to the doctor yesterday and she seemed to think I swallowed it however my throat and chest hurts feels ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kamila Seilhan ( Internal Medicine Specialist)