Throat issues

[AnnaMarieB]

2nd request -My daughter has been experiencing feelings of her throat closing up, not getting enough air, and recently having trouble getting her words out . She is 20 yrs old. As a young toddler she suffered from mild case of wheezing and out grew asthma.  Then she would have the sensation of having a lump in the throat.  She  had T & A done 2 yrs ago. Please help us to get her the right kind of treatment. Thank you,
Anna

[bsmsl]

I can only imagine how frustrated you must be.  Nothing is worse than a sick child that you don't know how to help.

VCD is very hard to diagnose.  The only way to know for sure if there is VCD or not is if there is an attack WHILE an endoscope exam is being done and the dr is watching.  They are easy to miss.  A negative "test" is really no answer.  The only accurate test is a positive scope.  So, don't rule out that possibility.  You might search for VCD exercises and see if you can get your daughter to try them and see if they help any.  If they do help, then I would suggest getting to a speech therapist.  There is a video of one exercise on web md.

I do pray that you find answers for her.

[Londres70]

Is she being re-evaluated by the same ENT Specialist or a different one?  

Has she ever seen a Pulmonologist?

Endoscopies?  

I can imagine the frustration.  

[AnnaMarieB]

Thank you for your responding.  I also wanted to add she's been to an allergist twice with no findings and this was prior to her T&A They put her on flonase but she is not using today.  Shes been tested for asthma recently and everything came up negative. The first few episodes we took her to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA - They diagnosed her with vocal chord dysfunction. When we took her to ENT he removed her tonsils & adnoids and told her she didn't have the vocal chord issue. It's very frustrating. We  have an appt. w/ her ENT for evaluation again on these reocurring episodes.

[bsmsl]

It sound like her asthma has come back.  She needs to be seen by a dr to have this evaluated and either confirmed or ruled out.  She could also be experiencing a food allergy.  Either way, she NEEDS to see a dr.  

If she can't get to the dr before her next episode, she needs to have someone call an ambulance (preferred as she will get care much quicker) or drive her to an ER.  Under no circumstance shoud she try to drive herself to the ER.  She could pass out and put other people at risk.  Trouble getting words outs is a sign of a BAD asthma attack.  

I hope you get answers for your daughter.

[Londres70]

Sounds like a respiratory issue to me.  When she has these episodes, she should be going to the ER for treatment.

Has allergies been ruled out as a possible underlying cause for this happening?

I would recommend she follow up with a Pulmonologist given her history of Asthma.