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When I was a teenager, I accidentally swallowed a square piece of hard candy, and it got stuck sideways in my esophogus, and it really was uncomfortable going for at least an hour. Scared the crap out of me! But eventually it did dissolve and go on down. Sorry, I hope you had a good outcome with it....
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What do you do if you have food stuck in your windpipe and lungs hurt?
Stop inhaling food.
What covers the windpipe while you are eating so that food does not go down the windpipe?
Epiglottis...
What should you do if food is stuck in your windpipe and you can't breathe?
Abdominal thrusts, the Heimlich Manoeuvre.
When you cant breath because you are choking what is this called?
It's called your choking! It means the food is stuck in your windpipe!
How is food prevented from going down the windpipe?
Food is prevented from going down the winpipe because the epiclottis.
What is the different between windpipe and gullet?
The windpipe is the pipe in which air and gasses travel down (i.e oxygen) the gullet is the pipe which our food and drink travel down
Why is the epiglotti an important part of the respiratory system?
prevents food from food going down your windpipe
This flap of tissue helps prevent food from going down your windpipe?
Epiglottis
What doest the epiglottis do?
It is a flap of skin that stops food from going down the windpipe
Your epiglottis folds down to block the entrance to your windpipe when you do what?
The epiglottis blocks the entrance to your windpipe when you swallow. This action prevents food from entering your trachea instead of your esophagus.
What keeps food from coming down a windpipe?
A small muscle in the back of your throat called the epiglotis.
What is the common opening for the food pipe and windpipe?
The mouth is the common opening for the food pipe and windpipe.
