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Food Down Wrong Hole

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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 should... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda ( Geriatrics Specialist)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

[Hi.I always thought the saying An apple a day will keep the doctor away . However, I swallowed a chunk of an apple, while eating and am wondering have I done something to cause a problem and need to visit the emergency... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
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.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

Yes, I swallowed my nightlu pills and one ofmthem went down the wrong pipe, i cant st,op coughing, my chest hurts very much, what should I do? ... View answer

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

feeling that food wants to go down the wrong hole. Could it just be a minor case, and possibly go away ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)

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Dr. Shivakumar. M. C. MD

swallowed watermelon down wrong pipe, not obstructing breathing, just unpleasant. what can i do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shivakumar. M. C. ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

A week ago I was eating spaghetti and felt a small piece go down the wrong tube. I coughed an coughed but never felt like it came up. I can breathe but feels like there is lump in my throat when I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Yesterday I choked on a carrot. I could feel some of it go down the wrong way, I couldn t breathe but coughed for a few moments and could bbreathe again. I have a little discomfort and have been ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Harender Sodhi MD

I swallowed food down wrong pipe last night. I coughed a little, but tried to wash it down, etc., though I never felt like it went down. Went to bed and can still feel it, quite... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harender Sodhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Chintan Solanki MD

For a number of years now when I swallow food or fluids it goes down the wrong pipe and I experience a protracted cough (even sometimes progressing to nausea and almost vomiting). This is not a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chintan Solanki ( Psychiatrist)