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Can eating peanuts before going to sleep choke you ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If a person had a : Peanut allergie - expect that their airway could swell. If a person was popping peanuts while supine in bed, suspect that they might accidentally aspirate one. But if you don't have a peanut allergy, and chewed peanuts prior to going to bed, don't see how it would choke you. Take care.

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Answered 9/24/2013

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