Frequent choking during eating may be related to unformed eating habits, laryngeal nerve damage, central nerve damage, etc. Repeated choking is recommended to go to the hospital.
Eating involves a series of complex neurological reflexes, and any abnormality in the reflexes may lead to choking and coughing during eating. For younger children such as infants, who are not yet skilled in eating activities and may choke while eating, it is recommended that infants and young children try to make food such as complementary foods into a puree to facilitate the swallowing of food.
In addition, due to pharyngeal surgery or trauma, damage to the nerve tissue of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, resulting in the loss of sensation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx, which can easily lead to choking when eating or drinking. In addition, people with intracranial hemorrhage and cerebral palsy are also prone to choking on food and may even suffer from pneumonia due to damage to their higher centers and weakened ability to regulate eating and other behaviors.
It is recommended that people with laryngeal recurrent nerve damage, central function damage, and aspiration pneumonia seek medical attention promptly.