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17 possible causes of 'Choking'
Click to view article 1. Choking - adult or child over 1 year
Anyone who is choking should have a medical examination. Complications can occur not only from the choking, b...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Unable to speak
  • Noisy respiration
  • Unable to take deep breaths
  • Choking
Click to view article 2. Foreign object - inhaled or swallowed
If you breathe a foreign object into the respiratory tract, it may become stuck and cause breathing or airway...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • High-pitched breath sounds
  • Pain
  • Grey skin
  • Painful respiration
  • Choking
Click to view article 3. Near drowning
"Near drowning" means a person almost died from not being able to breathe(suffocating) under water.If a perso...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Choking sensation
  • Frothy sputum
  • Gasping for breath
  • Choking
Click to view article 4. Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by variable weakness of voluntary muscles, which ...

Symptoms:

  • Change in voice
  • Visual impairment
  • Irregular eye movements
  • Hazy vision
  • Choking
Click to view article 5. Parkinson's disease
Parkinson''s disease is a disorder of the brain that leads to shaking(tremors) and difficulty with walking, m...

Symptoms:

  • Speech articulation problems
  • Muscle contractions, involuntary
  • Change in bowel habit
  • Hard to awaken
  • Choking
Click to view article 6. Head injury
A head injury is any trauma that leads to injury of the scalp, skull, or brain. The injuries can range from a...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Clumsiness
  • Unable to speak
  • Confabulation
  • Double-vision
  • Choking
Click to view article 7. Spinal cord trauma
Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord. It may result from direct injury to the cord itself or indir...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Moist skin
  • Arm pain
  • Unable to take deep breaths
  • High blood pressure
  • Choking
Click to view article 8. Stroke
A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a"brai...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Chorea
  • Vertigo
  • Toe numbness
  • Impaired self-care
  • Choking
Click to view article 9. Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening type of allergic reaction.Anaphylactic reaction; Anaphylactic shock; Shock-...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Abdominal cramps
  • Throat tightness
  • Pain
  • Choking
  • Swollen mouth
Click to view article 10. Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which a person has episodes of stopped breathing during sleep.Sleep...

Symptoms:

  • Restless sleep
  • High blood pressure
  • Irregular breathing
  • Stops breathing
  • Choking
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