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kv21
02-09-22, 17:22
Hi everyone. The past few weeks I've noticed I keep choking when I drink. The kind of choking where you feel like it's 'gone down the wrong way' and you cough for a few minutes. It only happens with liquids, not food. I know it's normal for this to happen sometimes, but it feels like it's happening to me a lot and it's scaring me! It happens even when I'm not consciously thinking about it.

I have also been having a sore tongue, earache and on/off neck pain. Could this all be due to tension? Can anxiety really cause you to choke?? I often hear people talk about a 'lump in throat sensation' but it's not like that for me, just feels like I've forgotten how to drink!!!

Anyone else had the same?