It is certainly a very scary experience when you are not able to breathe.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the back flow of stomach contents, including digestive juices, into the esophagus or food tube. This is most commonly called acid reflux or heartburn. This reflux can come all the way up into the mouth and nose. When this happens the material can be aspirated, dribbling into the windpipe and lungs. Your symptoms could be due to this.
Please read our Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease MedFact at http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/reflux.html for more information. You will need to check with your doctor to know for sure what is causing your symptoms. It
What you described sounds like it may have been a laryngospasm (closing up of the vocal cords), due to a gastric reflux episode. This laryngospasm (closing-up spasm of some part of the larynx/voice box, like the vocal cords) is also called VCD (Vocal Cord Dysfunction).
You can telephone the LUNG LINE, at 1-800-222-LUNG(5864), and ask the LUNG LINE nurse about whether you could be seen at Nat'l Jewish Medical & Research Center, in Denver, Colorado. Nat'l Jewish is EXPERT at diagnosing VCD, and other respiratory conditions.
If you can't be seen at Nat'l Jewish, the LUNG LINE nurse may be able to recommend knowledgable doctors in your area, who can help you find out for sure what happened to you.
If you have any breathing problems, you can call for an ambulance, or, go to an ER (Emergency Room), just in case something dangerous is happening, such as a severe allergic reaction, etc. Once you get correctly diagnosed, by good doctors, there will be choices of treatments, to improve your breathing, and, to prevent these breathing problems from happening in the future.
My husband and I highly recommend Nat'l Jewish, from our own personal experiences of being diagnosed with VCD, at Nat'l Jewish. They are kind, knowledgable, and helpful! I recommend that you call them!
Good luck to you.
Sincerely,
Concerned lady
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