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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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What If You Swallow A Pill Down The Wrong Pipe

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Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar MD

I seem to have liquids "go down the wrong pipe" quite often, or choke when I try to swallow. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MD

when taking acetopetaphine, I think the pill "went down the wrong tube".... Is the pill still effective? And how do I know if it really did go down the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

Can you accidentally swallowed noodles (Vietnamese noodles) down into lungs if you are talking and feeling a lil gag.. Can they slip down? Without coughing or would you... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ratnakar Kini MD

hi i feel like i swallowed a pill wrong or something. i now feel pain when i swallow, it feels as though my wind or food pipe is blocked. it hurts to swallow and is difficult to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Mihail Iepure MD

From time to time when I swallow I end up coughing, as if it went down the wrong "pipe". Now my ... coughing problem has been for awhile. The stye since about March.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mihail Iepure ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

I think I swallowed an over the counter allergy pill down the wrong pipe. I was about to swallow ... swallow at the same time and choked. I had a fair... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I swallowed a sleeping pill it s a gel tab and i think it went down the wrong pipe. When I was taking a drink of water the pill went down my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rajeshkant Saihgal MD

What do I do if I accidentally swallowed a piece of food (beef jerky) and it went down the wrong pipe I don t really think it s causing breathing problems but it s... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajeshkant Saihgal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  M. Vamsi Krishna MD

I was testing the texture of a small elbow noodle as I was cooking it, I must have inhaled and it felt like it went down the wrong pipe. I coughed, it seemed to clear, but i have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. M. Vamsi Krishna ( Diabetologist)
Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

A week ago I was eating spaghetti and felt a small piece go down the wrong tube. I coughed an ... swallow. Still feels like there is something there. Almost feels like it is in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)