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When eating / drinking, food / liquid goes down wrong pipe, does it stay in the airway? how come it doesn't cause aspiration pneumonia every time?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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Variable: If it is cleared by cough, nothing remains. If something remains, and obstructs then pneumonia is a possibility. Peanuts, and. A shrimp were two of my recent removals!

Answered 9/4/2020

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A member asked:

When eating / drinking, food / liquid goes down wrong pipe, does it stay in the airway? how come it doesn't cause aspiration pneumonia every time?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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