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Waking Up Gasping Breath Esophageal Spasms

Premium Questions

Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

Can esophageal spasms cause shortness of breath? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal MD

can esophageal spasms cause slightly elevated troponin level? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

[My esophagus seems to be in a spasm of some kind. Nothing will go down, liquid or solid, not even saliva. I have to spit it up every 15 minutes or so. No pain, just refuses to let anything go down. My email is YYYY@YYYY... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Oncologist)
Dr. Sumit Bhatti MD

Hi, I have been having esophageal spasms once or twice a week,and today's was the worst pain so far,it feels like it's lasted all day. I have gerd , for which I am taking the maximum dose of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)
Dr.   Amit Jain MD

spasms. Antihistamines take the edge off but do not eliminate the hives. Nexium and Zantac do nothing for the esophageal spasms. I am getting scared because medicines don't seem to work. I had a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amit Jain ( Gastroenterologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.   Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

I ve done some small research and I think I might have esophageal spasms. They don t happen more than once or twice a month. I burp more than usual, but I don t regurgitate food. What do you think? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Nazma.amman MD

I have read about esophageal spasms.. I get these sudden attacks where I can not get air in a matter of seconds. I read it could be due to this condition. I do better when I can not panic.. Very hard ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nazma.amman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sassen S Kwasa MD

I have been diagnosed with esophageal spasms. The doctors havent been able to help me long term. Is there a medicine that I can take from time to time when I have a flare up. The doctor always suggest I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sassen S Kwasa ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Dr.Rama Kumari MD

I am a 57 year old female. I suffer with extreme esophageal spasm I had a motility study yesterday which cause the spasm to flair up. The pain was so bad I went to the ER I had taken 2 nitroglycerin and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr.Rama Kumari ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

[I have a slow esophagus according to Mayo clinic I am beomg plagued every night with sever spasms iwhere my Fundal placation operation wa performed . Today I with my wife ar emanipulating the food down from the hernia are... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)