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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In The Throat

I was eating a rice cracker and it lodged in my throat - was sharp and had to cough quite hard and try and dislodge it by drinking water. I now have severe pain in my throat and it is difficult to speak and painful to swallow. What are best ways to treat this quickly
Tue, 30 Aug 2016
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Try following methods to remove stockings rice crackers from throat.
gargle with warm salt water. Be careful if you have a full stomach though, as gargling may cause vomiting. This happens because gargling induces reflux of liquid from the throat, therefore provoking vomiting.
eat something soft. The most common to eat in these cases is a piece of bread. Chew this piece so it's well moistened with saliva and then swallow quickly. In all likelihood, this will move the piece in the throat and force it down. If the piece is stuck hard in the throat, you may have to spit out what you've eaten to push it out.
If pain is not severe then the piece is not causing too much trouble, let it dissolve naturally with the saliva in the throat. If this fails, try drinking a little water. Water helps the process. You can also drink a cup of hot water or hot tea to help dissolve the piece of food. Make sure the water is warm, but not too hot because it can burn your throat.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In The Throat

Try following methods to remove stockings rice crackers from throat. gargle with warm salt water. Be careful if you have a full stomach though, as gargling may cause vomiting. This happens because gargling induces reflux of liquid from the throat, therefore provoking vomiting. eat something soft. The most common to eat in these cases is a piece of bread. Chew this piece so it s well moistened with saliva and then swallow quickly. In all likelihood, this will move the piece in the throat and force it down. If the piece is stuck hard in the throat, you may have to spit out what you ve eaten to push it out. If pain is not severe then the piece is not causing too much trouble, let it dissolve naturally with the saliva in the throat. If this fails, try drinking a little water. Water helps the process. You can also drink a cup of hot water or hot tea to help dissolve the piece of food. Make sure the water is warm, but not too hot because it can burn your throat.