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Why do i get swallowing pains like someone punched me in the windpipe?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Odynophagia: You'll need to see an ENT doctor for examination of your upper aerodigestive tract. Possible causes include glossopharyngeal neuralgia, acid reflux, infection from candida or bacteria, tumor.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Foreign body?: May have swallowed something, like fish bone, that injured or got stuck in your esophagus ... Or simply a really bad sore throat with swelling of your esophagus ... Both can hurt with swallowing ...
Answered 5/23/2012
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