Throat feeling

So I got choked 3 months ago on a cup of milk and I've been focused on my Throat ever since then. I've had lots of anxiety about it and I'm trying to remember how it's supposed to feel like back there. Is it supposed to feel like we have two sides and then an open space like where our food and drink goes down?? I know this sounds silly but it I'm having a rough time remembering how it was before all of this anxiety and excessive mucus.

[Anxiety_Aunt_]

What are you worried might have happened from choking on your milk?

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I don't know. My mind is playing tricks on me about how it's supposed to feel now. It changes how it feels all the time. I focus on it all day long now. It has all kinds of diff feelings too it and I feel like I'm going crazy.

[Brumchick]

If its any help , the throat anatomy doesnt change be ause you choked on a glass of milk.People choke all the time for no reason other than they tried to drink or breath in at the same time, or their mouth is a bit dry ,or even they werent paying attention to portion size.It is very unlikely that you will choke every time you eat.Im sure you have been eating and drinking perfectly well since your choking episode.The throat may feel different if you are hyper focused on it.Anxitl6 may make the moth drier or in severe instances the muscles may seem tight but there is a hole back there.Right in the middle of the structures of the back of the mouth.?there are tonsils on either side a d there is a little dangly bit that lifts up when you inhale . That is called the uvula.These structures might appear swollen ,or darker red if one has a throatinfection. Othe4 than that in the absence of disease nothing changes back there.If you still feel afraid to swallow make your food bites a bits aller . Madticate well with you4 teeth befor3 swallo2in* and jus5 before you swallo2 if yo7 feel excess tension from fear .Take the food to pouch of your cheek take a sooth breath in a d out and then swallow.For liquids ensure you are seatedo4 standin* still ,take small sips and if yo7 feel fear ratche5 tension again. A deepish breath in and a slow breath o7t will ensure nothing tightens up bac’ ther3 an£ yo7 will b3 able to swallow easily.

Hop3 this helps.I hav3 had problems with my swallow and i5 work# a trea5 for me.

Goodluck

[seaShelly]

I've had a lot of trouble with this but have gotten it mostly under control. I found that it helped me to look at my mouth and throat with a flashlight before I ate. That way I could check how things looked as I ate and reassure myself that it was the same size. 5mg of Lexapro also helped a ton. It's a small dose, but it made a huge difference

[Anxiety_Aunt_]

You need to train your brain out of focusing on it. Brains are lazy. They get into habits. Try and focus on something else when eating to get rid of your brains fixation. Focus on how it tastes or it’s texture or the actual enjoyment of eating. You won’t have done any damage from choking on milk. People choke all the time on much more harmful things than milk i.e. spikey food etc and they are fine. You won’t have changed the structure I think that’s pretty much impossible. Try and focus on enjoying your food again rather than analysing your throat. Food is one of the easiest things to get enjoyment from! Don’t deny yourself that!

Also, you seem to have posted this query repeatedly, it may be worth checking with a doctor to put your mind at rest? It seems your driving yourself to distraction with this worry - have a professional confirm everything is healthy, as I’m sure it will be 🙂 hope have a very happy Christmas x

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I can eat and drink just fine. It's just just how my Throat feels in general when I'm not eating that bothers me. It seems to change how it feels from time to time & my mind has focused on it so much that it always feels different. And I went to the ENTs and they said I have silent reflux but they're guessing so that's another thing. I don't know how it's supposed to feel in general anymore because I don't remember. I'm scared I'll wake up paying attention to it every day now because I have for the past 3 months. It's made me feel crazy and scared because I can't get my mind off of it. And all of this happened after I got choked on milk. The ENTs said they're just guessing I have that based on a scope look but my barium swallow came back normal and my upper Endoscopy said I don't have GERD at all so I'm confused. I just wanna know why my mind won't stop paying attention to it. If it's the same as before I got choked I don't understand what it is I'm paying attention to 😞