Food going up nasal cavity

[mich018]

The other week I was eating some cake and somehow some of it went up my nose.  I eventually got it down after snorting and blowing my nose.  I didnt think too much of it until this week when the same thing happened again except I couldnt get the food down.   The problem is now whenever I eat all my food keeps getting caught in my nasal cavity.  My left nostril feels rather weird where it joins the bak of my throught, it feels like there is   some sort of gap which wont close.  Does anyone have any ideas why this is happening or what can be causing it?  It's quite distressing and making it very awkward to eat solids.

Thanks

[Rbstimers]

it's called Velopharyngeal inadequacy. Chewing my food very well helps a lot. many people have mentioned that rice is a problem...so chew the rice into mush and take small bites. Either that or get the prothesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatal_lift_prosthesis

[lovedoterraoils]

Wow I am shocked this many people have the same issue. I couldnt understand where the food was going I just knew it was going up instead of down and then it would stay there for a few days and then drop out like a chunk of yellow cottage cheese (sometimes softer than cottage cheese) smelling awful. Some days it doesnt drop out it just stays there. What I started doing was putting Peppermint essential Oil on my sinuses (use a carrier oil so it doesnt sting the skin and make sure to stay away from eyes if it gets near eyes DO NOT USE WATER to dilute instead dilute with a carrier OIL such as coconut oil etc) The Peppermint oil works as an expectorant it doesnt always work for food stuck in the Nasopharynx (lol yeah I looked it up thats what its called) but sometimes it does. I have also used the Peppermint oil for a gargle that works sometimes too and sometimes putting Myrhh Oil and Peppermint Oil on the back of the neck works today I am not using much oil so I am going to be using a neti pot see if that works. Good luck! Hope this helps someone else

[AlaskaTodd]

Has anyone ever suggested that this may be a throat and or nasal palate dysphagia related to exposure to organophosphates?  Organophosphates are known to cause acetylcholine binding (sometimes irreversible) in the nerve cells that control smooth muscle tissue.  Also, when you are exposed to organophosphates it converts into and enzyme that gets stored in your fat, and then it leaches out slowly over a long period of time, sometimes 12 to 15 months or longer).  So when old cells die and new ones replace, they just get nailed with the enzyme too.  Additionally, the gastro tract reabsorbs some of the enzyme and stores it again, like a poisonous loop.  Organophosphates are put on our food as pesticide, and sometimes gardens, and it's actually nerve gas invented by the Nazi's that has been re-engineered.  24 to 36 hours after exposure you can't even prove what you were exposed to and respiratory and then nerve and muscle symptoms come out in delayed processes that haven't even been studied well.  Just a thought.  See if anticholinergics lik Claritin or diphenhydramine help.  If you don't have respiratory symptoms, and they help, you may have been hit with organophosphates.

[MJ4000]

I too have had food stuck in my throat.It started 3 years ago and has been getting worse..

Until two days ago I DECIDED TO FINALLY HAVE MY TWO UPPER MOLARS EXTRACTED!

PROBLEM IS NOW SOLVED!

I am sure food was being pushed too far back while chewing with the molars in place that it was getting in to the nasal cavity (Food would sometimes shoot out of my nose while using the nasal irrigation machine) since that first happened I made it my personal conclusion (That food was stuck in nasal passages and not my throat) and got the courage to have the extractions.

Come to think of it,the first time my dentist recommended taking the molars out was 3 years ago...But they hadn't fully come out so I ignored my dentists and decided to wait till they did and the extraction would be easier.

The other problem with food not being swallowed properly is (my opinion again) because of my jaw changes since the molars erupted I wasn't chewing the food enough and swallowing too fast..My bite changed and jaw had become stiff because of Arthritis.

I am not saying go and get your molars removed, but after suffering with this and going through the same troubles most of you have been through I am sure there are many out there who are like me.

Anyone here who is still suffering from food particles still has their molars?

Wish you all the best

MJ

[ShantelM]

I have had this problem off and on for several years.  It doesn't happen all the time to me, or just with certain food either.  I've had everything from a FULL gummy bear to a 2" spaghetti noodle come out of my nose.  I have choked (seriously, foam...vomit...CHOKED) during a few of these episodes. I recently mentioned it to my family physician who took a look at the back of my throat and was astonished. I had my tonsils and adnoids removed about 16 years ago, but one of my tonsil posts has grown inward. Also, the arches on each side of my uvula are uneven (one hangs really low, one is raised). I have an appointment on November 2nd with an ENT. However, in the meantime...I had a CT scan on my ribs for an unrelated issue.  The tech scanned a little higher than required...which happened to be a good thing.  She scanned my thyroid which showed nodules. I have been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. Not sure if that may be part of the issue as well. However, after undergoing a VOS on November 2nd and seeing what the ENT has to say, I will come back and post the results if anyone is interested.  Well wishes.

[rn4xray]

I have the exact same thing!! Food goes up my nasal cavity when I swallow.  Then I lost my sense of smell shortly after the first episode then recently I feel like I "smell" the same odor all the time when no one in my family can smell what I think I smell. I feel like I always have something in the back of my nasal cavity--and can actually "snort" thick mucus--sounds yucky but that's what it is).  I saw an ENT twice who scoped my nose twice but he didn't do anything except give me some antibiotics because the back of my throat was red (but didn't help the relux into my nose).  The suggestion by OTOHNS_MD is something I'm willing to try regarding the neurological problem as I have problems with my neck that affect the strength in my arms so maybe it affects my swallowing too.  I'll let you know.