I choked while eating and my chest felt stuffy. What should I do?

It is very common for people to choke and feel chest congestion during their daily diet, but generally they do not feel chest tightness after choking. Therefore, many people who encounter this situation want to know what causes it and whether they have some disease. So, what happens if you choke on food and feel chest tightness?

First, what happens if you choke while eating and feel a blockage in your chest? This situation is not caused by indigestion, but by chronic pharyngitis and liver fire. The working environment, social activities, long-term drinking and smoking can cause great damage to the throat and cause pharyngitis. Therefore, try to drink less and smoke less in daily life to avoid irritation to the throat. Some people have poor immunity and are easily infected by viruses, which can cause pharyngitis. Avoid using public equipment that may be contaminated with germs and cause infection. Oral hygiene is also very important, especially you must brush your teeth before going to bed. Cleaning the mouth can also help prevent and relieve pharyngitis.

Second, you should not eat too much spicy food in your daily diet, which will cause irritation and congestion of the throat mucosa. Eat more light and smooth food and drink plenty of water. Arrange your work and rest time reasonably, avoid staying up late often which will cause a decrease in immunity, maintain adequate sleep, keep warm at ordinary times, and prevent pharyngitis caused by colds. External factors: The onset of chronic pharyngitis is also related to climatic factors. For example, cold and dry regional climate, air pollution in the working environment by dust and chemical gases, long-term stimulation from tobacco, alcohol, and spicy food, etc., can easily cause chronic pharyngitis. Systemic factors: The onset of chronic pharyngitis is also related to systemic factors, such as long-term irregular life; fatigue, mental stress, which reduce the body's resistance.

What happens if you choke while eating and feel a blockage in your chest? Local factors: Pharyngitis is an inflammatory disease in the nasal cavity. It is complicated and prone to recurrence. When pharyngitis starts acutely and then becomes chronic; when diseases of adjacent organs, such as chronic tonsillitis, radiculitis, dental caries, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, etc., cause inflammatory secretions to flow into the pharynx, or when chronic nasal diseases cause nasal ventilation difficulties and mouth breathing; and when the pharynx is irritated for a long time and shows chronic inflammatory changes.