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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough, Cold And Wheezing

Last year I got choked on a piece of candy. I wasn t exchanging air, I had a silent cough with wheezing. I was writing in the air ER. Since then, I ve been sick about 3 or 4 times with respiratory problems. I am wondering if I permanently damaged something. Is this possible ?
Tue, 31 Dec 2019
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Hi,

Noted your short history about choking due to candy, coughing bouts repeated, wants to know whether the first incidence damaged something or not.
Since you had severe problems with candy means it must have been sitting on the airways.
This causes two types of problems.
The first one is immediate problems as you have mentioned.
Secondly, it could have caused inflammation locally that went into scarring.
The increased edema over the scar tissues can cause recurrent problems.
This can be diagnosed by the following ways:
Laryngo-pharyngoscopy and bronchoscopy.
CT scan of the affected area.
Specialist's opinion can give the best possible reasons for your symptoms and thus get treated accordingly.
You may be okay with medicines if the cause is due to Asthma or such medical problems.
Avoid pollution as this would increase your problems.
Avoid fumes, dust, scents and anything that instigate or instigate the problems.
You may need a long term treatment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough, Cold And Wheezing

Hi, Noted your short history about choking due to candy, coughing bouts repeated, wants to know whether the first incidence damaged something or not. Since you had severe problems with candy means it must have been sitting on the airways. This causes two types of problems. The first one is immediate problems as you have mentioned. Secondly, it could have caused inflammation locally that went into scarring. The increased edema over the scar tissues can cause recurrent problems. This can be diagnosed by the following ways: Laryngo-pharyngoscopy and bronchoscopy. CT scan of the affected area. Specialist s opinion can give the best possible reasons for your symptoms and thus get treated accordingly. You may be okay with medicines if the cause is due to Asthma or such medical problems. Avoid pollution as this would increase your problems. Avoid fumes, dust, scents and anything that instigate or instigate the problems. You may need a long term treatment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon