Orange Lightning
26-10-15, 12:05
"People complain of feeling as though they will choke or being strangled. In reality its not nearly so dramatic – the muscles in the throat contract and salivary glands produce thick mucus leading to a feeling of restriction around the throat, it can produce a feeling that you are having difficulty swallowing or breathing. In fact you are not having difficulty, it just feels as though you are."
We are still investigating my ongoing breathing problems, and have 3 things in mind; Vocal Chord Dysfunction, LPR Reflux and Sleep Apnea. This phrase I've pasted caught my eye though; I was wondering what exactly it means by things like "feeling of restriction" or "thick mucus?" The latter is particularly important; it often feels like thick saliva is blocking my airways after I try swallowing it. When I took a Spirometry as this happened, we ruled out Asthma, but showed I did have some difficulty getting air in.
We are still investigating my ongoing breathing problems, and have 3 things in mind; Vocal Chord Dysfunction, LPR Reflux and Sleep Apnea. This phrase I've pasted caught my eye though; I was wondering what exactly it means by things like "feeling of restriction" or "thick mucus?" The latter is particularly important; it often feels like thick saliva is blocking my airways after I try swallowing it. When I took a Spirometry as this happened, we ruled out Asthma, but showed I did have some difficulty getting air in.