Vagus-nerve impingement can cause nausea, vomiting, gagging and more, but it is most common in people who have had sinus surgery or head injury. It causes regurgitation and difficulty swallowing, both of which can result in gagging.Įsophageal spasms are abnormal muscle contractions within the throat that typically causes pain and difficulty swallowing. Other possibilities include vagus-nerve impingement, esophageal spasms, smoking and achalasia.Īchalasia is rare, occurring in about one in 100,000 people, so this is not likely the problem. He may also wish to use over-the-counter or prescription medication daily to try to prevent symptoms. He should exercise on a regular basis avoid fatty, greasy and acidic foods and consume more whole grains, fruits and vegetables. I suggest your husband make some moderate lifestyle changes to see whether his symptoms improve. Just because your husband's gagging does not appear to be related to the acid reflux doesn't mean that it isn't. People with reflux do not always experience symptoms, and for some, symptoms may appear unrelated. Symptoms can include a burning sensation within the chest, a sour taste in the mouth, dry cough, regurgitation of food or liquids (which may result in gagging), sore throat, chest pain, difficulty swallowing (which may cause gagging) and more. Reflux, either chronic or occasional, can be the result of excess acid production a weak or improperly functioning hiatus (the ring of muscle that connects the esophagus and stomach) hiatal hernia (in which a portion of the stomach slides into the esophagus or alongside it in the chest cavity) diet/lifestyle etc. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common condition in which acid backwashes into the throat. I believe your husband's best chance at getting a diagnosis is to be examined and tested by a gastroenterologist (if he hasn't done so already) or by getting another opinion from a second gastroenterologist (preferably one unaffiliated with the first) or an ear-nose-and-throat specialist. Spontaneous gagging can be a symptom of several disorders therefore, I cannot provide a definitive answer. I would greatly appreciate any information you can provide our doctors seem to be at a dead end.Ī. He has also had an endoscopic procedure, which showed no polyps. He has tried over-the-counter medications as well as prescriptions. We have had monitoring of his throat for acid reflux, and he did have some, but the rise in acid doesn't seem to correspond with the gagging, and medication doesn't make a difference. This has been going on for almost a year.
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