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15 possible causes of 'Choking sensation'
Click to view article 1. 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 sensation
Click to view article 2. Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which a person has episodes of stopped breathing during sleep.Sleep...

Symptoms:

  • Increase in blood pressure
  • Stops breathing
  • Irregular breathing
  • Short attention span
  • Choking sensation
Click to view article 3. Allergies
An allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not harmful.Allergi...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Abdominal pain
  • Rash on genitals
  • Nausea
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Choking sensation
Click to view article 4. 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 sensation
Click to view article 5. Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders that involve muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue that get wo...

Symptoms:

  • Chokes when swallowing
  • Spinal curvature
  • Clubfoot
  • Eyelid drooping
  • Choking sensation
Click to view article 6. 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 sensation
7. Panic disorder
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder that causes repeated, unexpected attacks of intense fear. These attacks...

Symptoms:

  • Fainting
  • Vomiting
  • Choking sensation
  • Pain
  • Choking
Click to view article 8. 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:

  • Low blood pressure
  • Constipation
  • Bedwetting
  • Chronic pain
  • Choking sensation
Click to view article 9. Food allergy
A food allergy is an exaggerated immune response triggered by eggs, peanuts, milk, or some other specific foo...

Symptoms:

  • Stuffy nose
  • Lightheadedness
  • Swallowing problem
  • Shortness of breath
  • Choking sensation
Click to view article 10. 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:

  • Memory impairment
  • Chokes when swallowing
  • Coordination impairment
  • Hand numbness
  • Choking sensation
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