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Cherie
Thanks for posting this. Mine will close up with no warning and open up quickly. Doesn't matter if I am eating or not.

It reminds me of what it would be like to have a piece of tissue paper placed over your mouth and sucking air through it. There seems to be a pop! And I can breath again. It is scary that is for sure! :eek:

I have the most trouble with thin liquids like water. I also have to be careful with foods too. Must be MS related?

LA

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Originally Posted by lady_express_44 (Post 300114)

I have both MS-choking issues, and throat-closing allergies (especially to mold and feta cheese). I can try to explain the difference between the two, at least for me.

With MS, my choking is like a sudden blocking, like when you choke on water (imagine drowning ;)). It can happen with or without food and liquids, and most often when I am laying on my back. It makes me cough, but clears reasonably quickly . . . right back to pre-choking status. (I do know of some PwMS who actually end up with something "stuck" 1/2 way down though, but I think this would be a fairly distinct sensation if it happens).

With allergies, it is a slightly slower process, and it feels like my airway is progressively getting smaller/closing off. I swallow a lot, and get a sense of anxiety (adrenaline??). It is NOT something I can "cough" away, and since it progressively gets worse, I NEED to get at antihistimines (Benadryl) to manage it. When I take them, the sensation lets up fairly quickly.

That's my experience.

Cherie

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Originally Posted by lady_express_44 (Post 300114)

yup this is exactly what is happening to me! its here and gone in a few sec and then i am fine..

ahh so nice to know this is something that goes along with the MonSter and probably not some other problem i really don't need.. :)

Well, I'm glad that offers some comfort, PunkD. :cool:

HA!

Your response reminds me of when I had my stroke-like incident in Dec, which included the inability to move one side of my face, talk, or think clearly. My doc though it was a MS-thing, but sent me for all these tests in case it was a TIA or stroke. When everything came back ok . . . I was relieved that it was "just the MS".

It's a rollercoaster ride, for sure.

Cherie

I have gagged on my own spit! (not very attractive, I am sure.)

There are some things I don't like to eat alone because sometimes I start choking and go into a huge coughing attack. (also not very attractive.):D

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Originally Posted by PunkDizzle (Post 300574)

yup this is exactly what is happening to me! its here and gone in a few sec and then i am fine..

This is one symptom that seems to come on for a while, then I might not have problems with it for a long while too. That is even true when I am laying on my back . . . sometimes I will wake up choking, and other times I roll over and find myself on my back in the morning, but didn't choke at all during the night. :confused:

This has been an ongoing problem though, since about 5 yrs into the disease process, even though I've had allergies and big sinus problems all my life. I guess it could be related to sinus drainage in some way, it does kinda feel like I am choking on something drowning me, but I don't know how someone would determine that when it is so intermittent.

How bad are your allergies? Do you take daily meds for them? Any chance you have a sinus infection?

Just thinking about other options . . . :rolleyes:

Cherie