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When i'm laughing at first it's fine. then it hits me when i'm laughing i start choking sometimes because loss of air .. should i go to a er?

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck
Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
Surgery 44 years experience
How are u doing now: It depends how are you doing now if you are not choking or having chest pain or short of breath then no need to go to the ER ,but if you are having difficulty breathing or swallowing or you could not control your airway then please go to the ER
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