This just happened to me after eating Dominos Pizza. At night I woke up and swallowed my vomit before i puked and then kept swallowing my salvia. Hey has yours gone away?
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I get it regularly. It is completely terrifying, but I console myself with the thought that if I were to run out of air, I would pass out - then everything would relax and I would be fine. I'm sure it's a panic thing and If I passed out it would stop. My dad had it regularly too - so I guess it runs in the family. But sometimes I get horrible pain around my chest from it, and i worry that I'll have a heart attack. It's so good to hear of others who go through it too - I have never met anyone else who had it apart from my dad. Just for information, I also used to get reflux at night and this is totally different. I have sleep apnoea and used to wake up regularly choking on stomach contents that had some up into my throat. That has stopped completely since using a CPAP machine. But the choking on saliva thing goes on.
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Laryngospasm
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In medicine, laryngospasm is an uncontrolled/involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds.[1] The condition typically lasts less than 60 seconds, but in some cases can last 20-30 minutes and causes a partial blocking of breathing in, while breathing out remains easier. It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of the trachea below the vocal folds detects the entry of water, mucus, blood, or other substance. It is characterized by stridor and/or retractions.[1][clarification needed] Some people suffer from frequent laryngospasms, whether awake or asleep. In an ear, nose, and throat practice, it is typically seen in people who have silent reflux disease. It is also a well known, infrequent, but serious perioperative complication.[2]
Laryngospasm
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Specialty pulmonology
ICD-10 J38.5
ICD-9-CM 478.75
MeSH D007826
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It is likely that more than 10% of drownings involve laryngospasm, but the evidence suggests that it is not usually effective at preventing water from entering the trachea.[3]
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Page issues
"Laryngospasms" redirects here. For the parody group, see The Laryngospasms.
In medicine, laryngospasm is an uncontrolled/involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds.[1] The condition typically lasts less than 60 seconds, but in some cases can last 20-30 minutes and causes a partial blocking of breathing in, while breathing out remains easier. It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of the trachea below the vocal folds detects the entry of water, mucus, blood, or other substance. It is characterized by stridor and/or retractions.[1][clarification needed] Some people suffer from frequent laryngospasms, whether awake or asleep. In an ear, nose, and throat practice, it is typically seen in people who have silent reflux disease. It is also a well known, infrequent, but serious perioperative complication.[2]
Laryngospasm
Classification and external resources
Specialty pulmonology
ICD-10 J38.5
ICD-9-CM 478.75
MeSH D007826
[edit on Wikidata]
It is likely that more than 10% of drownings involve laryngospasm, but the evidence suggests that it is not usually effective at preventing water from entering the trachea.[3]
Causes
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
See also
References
External links
Last edited 26 days ago by an anonymous user
RELATED ARTICLES
Cough
medical symptom, reflex to clear large breathing passages
Respiratory tract
the part of the anatomy involved with the process of respiration
Vocal cord dysfunction
Wikipedia
Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.
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try putting 2 TABLESPOONS BRAGG APPLE CIDER VINEGAR in 1 CUP of water every morning...before you go to eat anything & WAIT ONE HOUR before you eat your breakfast....this should work wonders for this problem in my opinion...
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try using 2 tablespoons of Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar (with the mother) in 1 Cup of warm water...Drink this first thing every morning & wait 1 full hour before eating your breakfast. this should work...
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I had the same problem. It was from Acid Reflux. I had esophogitis. Eventually swallowing food/water became difficult. I went on Protonix and symptoms began to clear in 2 weeks. Good luck.
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This has happened to me many a time ..very scary I feel like I'm going to die ... not a good feeling .. so what is it ?
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Sometimes excessive mucus in the airways may produce a sensation of choking but it does not completely obstruct the airways like in choking on a foreign body. While the sensation may cause anxiety over the fear of suffocating from excess mucus, it is unlikely to lead to death. Nevertheless the cause of excessive mucus that feels like it is responsible for choking still needs to be investigated. Excessive mucus can increase the risk of infections in the respiratory tract and even affect normal functioning in the area. The cause is a result of excessive mucus production which may arise with a range of inflammatory conditions. Some conditions may be due to an infection while other can be associated with physical and chemical trauma.
Mucus is produced by the small mucous-producing cells and glands that line the respiratory tract. These cells also line the digestive tract. When it comes to the airways the mucus moisturizes the lining which quickly dries due to the constant movement of air. It also traps dust and microbes. Tiny hair-like protrusions then push the mucus up and out of the airways into the mouth where it is spat out or swallowed. Some mucus may also drip out of the nose. Normally we do not realize that this mucus production, expulsion and swallowing is occurring.
When the mucus is excessive we may experience is as a runny nose, post-nasal drip or productive cough. Frequent swallowing is another way that the body may attempt to clear the air passages of the mucus. Sometimes the mucus does not arise from the respiratory tract. The lining of the digestive system can also produce mucus. In fact the mouth and even salivary glands also release mucus into the oral cavity. Excessive mucus arises when the saliva-producing cells or glands are overstimulated. This is most often related to inflammation.
Mucus is produced by the small mucous-producing cells and glands that line the respiratory tract. These cells also line the digestive tract. When it comes to the airways the mucus moisturizes the lining which quickly dries due to the constant movement of air. It also traps dust and microbes. Tiny hair-like protrusions then push the mucus up and out of the airways into the mouth where it is spat out or swallowed. Some mucus may also drip out of the nose. Normally we do not realize that this mucus production, expulsion and swallowing is occurring.
When the mucus is excessive we may experience is as a runny nose, post-nasal drip or productive cough. Frequent swallowing is another way that the body may attempt to clear the air passages of the mucus. Sometimes the mucus does not arise from the respiratory tract. The lining of the digestive system can also produce mucus. In fact the mouth and even salivary glands also release mucus into the oral cavity. Excessive mucus arises when the saliva-producing cells or glands are overstimulated. This is most often related to inflammation.
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I have had several of these episodes, always at night/evening, usually during sleeping. The last two resulted in bladder control loss. Very scary to be completely unable to breathe, but always quickly resolved (although it doesn't feel quick when you're in the middle of it). I've had some luck with walking quickly to the door and stepping outside. Not so much luck with holding my tongue to the roof of my mouth. Breathing in through the nose has worked for me a couple of times but usually I haven't been able to breathe either through nose or mouth.
Some sites suggest tilting the head back to enable taking a slow breath in through the nose, followed by a quick breath out of the mouth. I plan to try this during my next episode.
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You have articulated the problem better than I could. Your description is exactly what I experience three or four times/year and sometimes it wakes me from a sound sleep. Very, very frightening.
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i too have been experiencing this and you are correct, it is not reflux... it happens while sleeping and basically any time. last week at work.. i feel as though my throat is closing, my eyes pop out wide ... i make a terrible gasping noise ... when i start breathing correctly, i become lightheaded. very very scarey
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I just had an attack right now, and found this video from an earlier post on this site. I'm going to try this next time - search for a video Laryngospasm straw beathing by Dr Robert Bastian, it makes sense. It's counter-intuitive, as when the attacks happens, all you want to do is get as much air as you can, but the trick seems to be to trickle that air in, instead of large forceful gulps.
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I have had this twice now. Last time was this past Saturday. It's not just chocking on your saliva. This is like the saliva goes down the wrong way and you start to cough and can't breath. It was terrifying!! My husband thought I was chocking but i actually could not catch my breath. This went on for a few minutes but it seemed like forever. It's now a few days later and my throat feels very raw. So scared that this will happen again.
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i do this all the time it normally happens when i am surrounded by chemicals or bad air for example this will happen to me everytime i go and get my nails done i start choking badly almost coughing all over the bloody ladys face because i cannot help it. i would suggest drinking some water when it happens it sort of helps me. Also try and dust the house every once in a while and vaccum a bit if you dont already do i find that if theres any dust in the air it will not help being around it and its probaly gonna get into ur lungs also you just need to make sure you air out the room and open windows more for fresh air if its getting out of control i would go to the doctor. Hope this helps
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