What Causes Clearing Of Throat Along With Raspy Voice On Breathing Spearmint Fumes?

can you choke to death on your saliva when chewing gum? I had just put a stick of gum in my mouth and somehow breathed in the spearmint fumes my throat closed off and i could not get in a breath but after swallowing hard several times i started to breathe in a little air. It was terrifying and an hour later I was still clearing my throat and had a raspy voice