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Esophageal abrasion with ear pain
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
I understand your concern. In my case I was just careful to eat small amounts at a time and chew thoroughly. I suffer from GERD and at first thought that was the problem so I took Gavisgone tablets along with my prescription meds domperidone and Previcid. Is it possible that you have acid reflux that is aggravating the injury from what you swallowed?
If you can see an ENT in 5 weeks why not make the appointment and if things are looking up before then you can always cancel. I guess the other alternative would be go to the Emergency and see an ENT sooner. I am not sure how your system works because I am in Montreal, 🇨🇦, good luck getting the attention you deserve.
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I appreciate your response.
As far as I know I don’t have GERD, as I haven’t had the symptoms associated with it. I’m just puzzled why I’m not seeing any improvement since the injury after following a strict soft diet and chewing anything somewhat harder into a soft consistency.
What’s strange is I’ll often wake up first thing in the morning feeling pretty good with minimal to no symptoms. Then it flares up with eating something as simple as a scrambled egg or hummus sandwich on wheat bread that I chew thoroughly before swallowing. I almost wonder if I need to go to a full liquid diet and blend anything firmer into a palatable consistency.
I plan to keep my existing appointment 5 weeks from now while seeing if I can see another ENT sooner. Someone recommended also looking into a gastroenterologist as an alternative to take a closer look, so I plan to give that a try as well.
Trying to avoid an expensive ER visit if at all possible (I’m in Washington state). Meanwhile it’s hard not to worry about something more serious is going on, like a perforation.