THROAT: faulty functioning of the flap of skin involved in swallowing &breathing...what conditions due to this

....can also affect a persons perception or awareness?





i had problems of this kind a number of year ago, and as well as acid reflux and a feeling of too much air in the lungs [like when you gulp down lucozade or fizzy drinks and the excess gas builds up and you want to burp to relieve the pressure] along with this came a weird feeling of reality being distorted so that people and objects seemed flatter and less three dimentional.





what might be the cause, and does this description coincide with a definate medical condition you know of?





the problem i had has never totally gone away, but seems to have been dormant for a good while.





it is not difficult to breathe IN, but something in the throat feels very retricted and pressured, and you cant seem expell or burp away the feeling of trapped air.





i dont know anything about physiology...is there one flap of skin that channels whats in-coming and out-going or R there 2 flaps: one for/to the lungs %26amp; one for/to the stomach?

THROAT: faulty functioning of the flap of skin involved in swallowing %26amp;breathing...what conditions due to this
The epiglottis closes off your lungs to food and drink and the pyloric sphincter closes off your stomach from your esophagus. If you have had reflux then the pyloric sphincter can get scarred and not open and close all the way. The epiglottis is a different story though. It usually gets scarred from alot of vomiting like with bulimia. These can be stretched back out with a procedure called an EGD. You should really be seeing a gastroenterologist for answers and treatment.
Reply:i think u should go to a doctor it would be the best thing to do
Reply:sounds like a trip to the doctor is in order. Write down your questions ahead of time so you don't forget to ask anything.
Reply:The flap of skin that you keep mentioning is known as "epiglottis".Its function is to close the trachea or air passage when one swallows food,so that the food does not enter into the air passage causing pneumo-thorax or collapse of lungs.Your problems seems to stem from your glottis.Better get your self examined by an ENT Specialist.