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While i'm awake,in the day,i feel saliva go down my windpipe and i choke on it so severely that i cant breathe. sometimes i need my inhaler. thoughts?
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Maybe LPR...: Exposure of the vocal cords to stomach acid & pepsin will result in inflammation of the vocal cords (as is also often seen with acid regurgitation). Acute laryngitis may result, but watch out for chronic hoarseness, throat clearing, airway spasms, bronchitis, an asthma-type presentation, and even a higher risk of throat cancer. Impedance pH testing with a symptom diary can best characterize this.
Answered 4/23/2016
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