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While eating, i drank soda and i think i swallowed wrong. i didn't cough afterwards but my chest hurt and it felt like i was going to faint. why?
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Aspiration: You may have aspirated some small amount of the carbonated soda into the trachea/lung which would cause your chest to hurt. If healthy, you may be fine. If any issues continue, then see a doc depending on just how much soda "went down the wrong tube." Best wishes.
Answered 3/11/2019
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Aspiration...: ...can range from penetration of larynx with saliva or small amount of swallowed liquid (just irritates vocal cords a bit) to frank aspiration pneumonia (think of it as a non-infectious chemical burn of lungs from stomach acid). These scenarios may result in hoarseness, dry cough, shortness of breath, etc. Sounds like no real damage was done but a chest x-ray may better reassure you.
Answered 2/29/2016
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