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Feeling Of Pill Stuck In Throat. Possiblity Of Pill Going Down The Windpipe Instead?

How possible is it for a pill to go down the windpipe instead of the esophagus when swallowing it? I've swallowed a pill the night before and it seems stuck in my throat. My Throat still feels as though something is stuck there 10 hours after i took the pill. Wondering if the pill could have gone into my windpipe instead?
Tue, 10 Sep 2013
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thanks for writing to us ,

it's very unlikely that the pill has gone into your windpipe , so I hope you can stop worrying . any foreign body , even water if it goes into the windpipe would induce violent bouts of coughing , breathless etc . there is a possibility that the tablet can be stuck in your throat , so I would ask you to meet an ENT. and possibly undergo a endoscopic examination of your throat .

I hope this clear your query ,

do write in if you need any more clarifications

regards

dr Arun
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Feeling Of Pill Stuck In Throat. Possiblity Of Pill Going Down The Windpipe Instead?

thanks for writing to us , it s very unlikely that the pill has gone into your windpipe , so I hope you can stop worrying . any foreign body , even water if it goes into the windpipe would induce violent bouts of coughing , breathless etc . there is a possibility that the tablet can be stuck in your throat , so I would ask you to meet an ENT. and possibly undergo a endoscopic examination of your throat . I hope this clear your query , do write in if you need any more clarifications regards dr Arun