Trachea, Pulmonology FAQ - Page 3

Choking while swallowing medication? Hello Doctor: On the evening of February 16th, around 7:30 PM, I took an allergy medication. I usually have difficulty swallowing pills and tend to crush them, but there is one medication, Strocain, which is a gastric medication that I cannot ...

Mild gas exchange dysfunction? Hello, Doctor. I have been experiencing severe dry cough since around 2008, with each episode lasting 1-2 months. I visited an ENT specialist and took medication, but it was ineffective. Since the symptoms would resolve on their own, I did not seek ...

Chest foreign body sensation On December 13, 2020, after vomiting (I remember not having a choking sensation), I felt a cool burning sensation in my left chest, particularly in the lower chest area and about 2-3 cm from the center of my chest. The next day, the cool burning sensa...

Chest CT examination report Results: The contrast-enhanced chest CT shows: > A heterogeneous mass measuring 3 cm located in the posterior basal segment of the left lower lobe (LLL), adjacent to the descending thoracic aorta, with malignancy not excluded. > Focal fibrosis in...

Difficulty breathing, with no findings upon examination? Hello, Doctor. On December 15th, during a phone call around noon, I suddenly felt like I couldn't breathe, as if someone was choking me. Since then, I have been experiencing shortness of breath and rapid breathing. (It...

Audible breathing? Hello, about a month ago, I started experiencing a sound of obstruction while breathing, but I do not have difficulty breathing. Occasionally, I cough up clear, foamy sputum that resembles mucus. I feel the sound of my breathing is located between my collarbone...

Regarding choking? Hello Dr. Wu, I have a situation. A few days ago, I drank beef noodle soup in the evening and added some chili, which caused my throat to become sensitive. Since then, I have been feeling that my breathing is not smooth, and I can feel my breathing rate at all ...

Itchy throat? Hello Dr. Chang, I would like to ask about a persistent itchy sensation near my throat, close to the collarbone (is it the trachea? I'm not quite sure about the location). However, I do not have a cough (occasionally I experience chest tightness). This sensat...

Choking sensation with an itchy chest? Hello Doctor, on the evening of July 10th, I choked a little on some vegetable leaves during dinner, which caused me to cough violently for a few seconds, but I returned to normal shortly after. However, for the next few days, I felt persist...

There is a persistent and recurrent itching sensation from the throat and Adam's apple to the central depression of the clavicle? Hello Doctor, since February of this year, I have been experiencing frequent itching in my throat. When the itching is severe, it can trigger a f...

Could this be phlegm? In the past two to three weeks, I have occasionally noticed blood streaks when I cough to clear my throat (but I don't feel the urge to cough and there is no phlegm; it's just a hard cough to clear my throat, and sometimes the liquid I expel from m...

Can asthma be diagnosed without a cough? Hello Doctor: I have a history of allergies, and both of my parents are allergic as well, but neither of them has asthma. I have had dermatitis and rhinitis since childhood, and I gradually developed urticaria. Recently, we got a dog at ho...

After an asthma attack, there is often an itchy discomfort in the area of the neck near the collarbone? I had asthma as a child, and the last attack was twelve years ago. Recently, while organizing things at home, I experienced an asthma episode with wheezing. I consulted a docto...

Throat and tracheal issues? Hello, doctor. I started experiencing a sore throat, fatigue, and very mild coughing around March 16. I have visited the clinic three times and have been taking antibiotics. As of today, March 28, my sore throat and other symptoms have mostly improved....

Respiratory issues Hello doctor, I have recently started experiencing difficulty breathing. I constantly feel like there is something in my trachea and throat, similar to phlegm. My lung capacity has not decreased, and there has not been any significant change in my weight or oth...

Tracheal foreign body After eating cherry tomatoes, I rinsed my mouth with water to swallow the skin that was left in my mouth, but I accidentally choked while swallowing the water. Is it possible that the skin got stuck in my trachea? Because I started coughing for a while that ...

Breathing requires significant effort to intake air? Hello, doctor: Recently, I have been experiencing a sensation of needing to exert a lot of effort to breathe, which started after using undiluted bleach for cleaning. After feeling unwell while scrubbing the toilet, I quickly o...

Cough for approximately 6 days? Hello, doctor. I am currently serving in the military, and I have been experiencing symptoms since early October. It started with an itchy throat, and after about two days, I developed a sore throat and a cough. After noticing these symptoms, I vis...

Regarding the issue of choking? Doctor, I suspect that I choked while eating, but I didn't cough at the moment; I only felt difficulty breathing. After resting for a while, it got a bit better. Does this mean something is stuck in my trachea, or am I just overly anxious?

Questions related to choking? If you accidentally choke while drinking water and cough, it's important to be aware of the potential risks. If a foreign object, such as a piece of glass, were to enter the lungs, it could lead to symptoms such as fever, cough, or difficulty br...