Four-year-old choking on cookies, squeaking in his throat. What's going on?

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2025-05-01 11:38:03 Views: 10 times

4-year-old children eat cookies choking throat squeaking sound may be foreign body invasion respiratory tract, throat irritation, cough reflex and other reasons, as follows:

Four-year-old choking on cookies, squeaking in his throat. What's going on?

1. Foreign body invasion respiratory tract

cookie crumbs may be accidentally inhaled by the child, leading to partial obstruction of respiratory tract, air through the blocked part will produce squeaking sound.

2. Throat irritation

cookie crumbs may scratch the throat, especially the cookies are hard and sharp edges, will cause throat pain and inflammation, causing abnormal sound.

Four-year-old choking on cookies, squeaking in his throat. What's going on?

3. Cough reflex

choking to the back body will instinctively produce cough reaction, trying to expel foreign bodies, cough may cause muscle spasms around the glottis, resulting in squeaking sound.



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