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Pill Goes Down Wrong Pipe

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Dr.   Dorina Gurabardhi MD

Everytime I drink something and it goes down the wrong pipe, I pass out. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( 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.   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. Grzegorz Stanko MD

Can you accidentally swallowed noodles (Vietnamese noodles) down into lungs if you are talking and feeling a lil gag.. Can they slip down? Without coughing or would you know? They were slippery lil noodles ... View answer

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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

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

I took an ibuprofen pill last night and it went down the wrong pipe I feel it moving up and down my airway but can t seem to cough it out. It does hurt when I lay down and I feel... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
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.   Bharath N S Rao MD

My friend was swallowing his drink and it went down the wrong pipe, and he was leaned over to the ... in right 1/2 of his face/head. Feelin dizzy and it kinda hurts to lay down...but he wants to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bharath N S Rao ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Sunny Madar MD

put in my Mac n cheese. I went to snort and felt a tiny piece of Mac n cheese go down the wrong pipe ... down into my lungs. ... View answer

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Dr. Sriram Nathan MD

I frequently have fluids go down the wrong pipe and proceed to have coughing fits, face reddening, and voice alterations for 5 to 10 minutes after these. I read the answers about what this is and why ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sriram Nathan ( ENT Specialist)