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What Should Be Done For Food Stuck In Wind Pipe

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Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda MD

my 74 year old husband got food in the wrong hole while eating. he is uncomfortable and panicky and breathing ok. has dementia so i can't get any good answers. kaiser permanente is closed. what... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda ( Geriatrics Specialist)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I just swallowed a piece of lettuce down the wrong pipe. I am breathing but it feels weird in my lungs. Is it going to be okay? I can't seem to cough it up and it is scaring me. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

My son has a nacho chip stuck in his wind pipe. He is breathing ok but is very uncomfotable and just vomitted after drinking alot of liquids. What should i do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

I small piece of food is caught at top of wind pipe. Can not seem to cough it out. Happened about 12 hours ago. Breathing is ok by item is irritating and triggers occasional cough. Should I see... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Arnab Banerjee MD

I almost choked yesterday on a piece of hamburger it when down the wrong pipe. It cane right back up but I still feel like something is in my throat. It does hurt but its irritating and im scared. Is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee ( Critical Care Specialist)

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Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

everytime I try to swallow it goes back down the wrong pipe. I can breathe fine, but the food is still stuck ...Hello, I was eating some cereal last night and a piece of it went down my wind... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Anders Mark Christensen MD

congested. Should I assume I ll be ok or just look for signs of infection? OR, should I go to see a doctor ...I was eating Spaghetti and inhaled a small piece of the food. Very small... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anders Mark Christensen ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

When I swallow food, it feels like there is a tiny bit stuck at the top in the back if my throat ..., there doesn t seem to be anything stuck, just some lumps. The feeling of something... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

irritation of the tissue of the wind pipe? Is there an easy way for me to see if something is stuck down the wind pipe? Should I go to ER or wait for a while? I can... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

My mother while eating something always gets a bit of it stuck in her wind pipe, when this happens ... to relief her, I wanna know that why this happens and why she continuously get bits of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)