He went camping and slept in a hammock and sleepingbag. He got up at dawn, sat doen, and once he leaned over, hid uvula flipped on top of his tongue, and became stuck. When his friend looked, he said it looked like he had 2 very swollen tongues. I met him at the e.r., and the doctors didn't seem woried at all. They treated him for an allergic reaction, gave hima shot of pennicillin, and sent us home. What can cause this? He thinks that maybe his troat and such dried out severly, nd then became inflamed. I think that he may have inhaled something that eh is allergic to while alseep, however, he is 37, and this has never happened before. He also snores terribly. Can that have anything to do with it/ The e.r. did take a swb of the back of his throat, but they weren't expecting anything like strep. He told me that when it was at the biggest size, he couldn't inhale through his mouth, swallow or talk. Thank God his sinuses were fine, so he breathed through his nose. Help?
2007-10-21 16:21:10 · 6 answers · asked by Tiggerific 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Sounds like you're describing a condition called angioedema. Allergic reactions and medications that belong to a class called ACE inhibitors (e.g. lisinopril, captopril, etc.) are common causes. People generally do very well with this.
A rare cause is hereditary angioedema (yes, some people inherit the tendency to do this!) but if your husband had this condition, you'd expect him to have had several episodes of angioedema by now.
The snoring doesn't have anything to do with angioedema. But if he snores loudly, has episodes where he stops breathing temporarily at night, and has excessive daytime sleepiness, he may want to get checked for obstructive sleep apnea (also not related to angioedema).
2007-10-21 19:14:22 · answer #1 · answered by Doxycycline 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If they gave him Penicillin, he must have had a bacterial infection in his throat or at least the doctor thought he might have an infection.
Yeah, the snoring could be related to that; sometimes people with swollen adenoids/tonsils get sleep apnea and snore really loud. It could be something like that since the uvula is in front of the tonsils. Maybe the penicillin wasn't strong enough to completely get rid of the infection.
Does he still have his tonsils or were they removed in childhood?
Maybe you should make an appointment with an ENT (ear/nose/throat doctor), officially called an Otorhinolaryngologist.
2007-10-21 16:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some people do "stop breathing" in their sleep, which is sleep apnea. This needs to be evaluated by a doctor, because this truly interferes with a person's sleep. One cannot swallow one's own tongue. The closest I've ever done to that start choking on my own blood and vomit while having a grand mal seizure in my sleep, literally biting into my tongue to the point that it was bleeding. Even then, I did not "swallow" my tongue.
2016-03-13 04:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he may have had an allergic reaction. Does he take any medications? It would be wise to consult his doctor and get an appointment with an ear,nose and throat specialist. If it was an allergic reaction it could get worse, so have him make that appointment.
2007-10-21 16:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by Laurie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked with a man that had that happen to him it turned out to be some kind of infection he had to take two antibiotics for then he was fine. I would definately follow up with your regular physician.
2007-10-23 17:34:57 · answer #5 · answered by tammy c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for his snoring, get the BreatheRight Strips, they work awesome!! he'll sleep gooder too
2007-10-21 16:35:02 · answer #6 · answered by Core A 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what's a troat?
who is dr. causes?
2007-10-21 16:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋