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You know..it might be a combo of acid reflux AND a thyroid prob. My mine is acting up (thyroid), I feel like something is stuck in the back of my throat.
Sleep sitting up. My papasan chair worked great, but its a bitch to get out of. So..I replaced it with a reclining chair. An over stuffed one. I love that thing! Keeps me raised enough where the acid stays down in my stomach but Im still flat enough to turn on my side if I want to.
Oh..and keep water handy. When I feel a bout of AR, I drink oodles of water. Puts the fire out so my esophagus doesnt burn. I swallowed a camera for my doctor and he didnt see any scarring, so Im good as long as I keep putting the flames out at first sign..which is usually a dull ache in my right jaw. Then when it hits my chest..Im in deep doo doo. So I put it out before it hits my chest. Took at few trips to emergency thinking I was having a heart attack before I learned what works for me...and that it isnt a heart attack but sure the hell hurts REALLY bad....and I have a high tolerance for pain, so that means its wicked bad when that happens. Water helps. A lot.
Sleep sitting up. My papasan chair worked great, but its a bitch to get out of. So..I replaced it with a reclining chair. An over stuffed one. I love that thing! Keeps me raised enough where the acid stays down in my stomach but Im still flat enough to turn on my side if I want to.
Oh..and keep water handy. When I feel a bout of AR, I drink oodles of water. Puts the fire out so my esophagus doesnt burn. I swallowed a camera for my doctor and he didnt see any scarring, so Im good as long as I keep putting the flames out at first sign..which is usually a dull ache in my right jaw. Then when it hits my chest..Im in deep doo doo. So I put it out before it hits my chest. Took at few trips to emergency thinking I was having a heart attack before I learned what works for me...and that it isnt a heart attack but sure the hell hurts REALLY bad....and I have a high tolerance for pain, so that means its wicked bad when that happens. Water helps. A lot.
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