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Originally Posted by james t kirk
Happens to me from time to time, only, I usually get a bit of barf with it.
Never spew, but that gawd awful burning in your throat and you hack and cough for 10 minutes trying to get rid of it. Drinking water makes no difference.
One time, it happened while I was asleep and it woke me up choking and coughing. Pretty scary. (Fortunately, I wasn't drunk and was able to cope with it - unlike one John Bonham of Led Zepplin fame.)
Doesn't happen too often, maybe once every 6 months. Never seen a doctor for it. Probably they'd just make it worse.
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That clearly sounds like reflux. Untreated reflux can eventually erode the esophagus and cause an upper GI bleed which certainly can cause death. It can also cause other changes in the esophageal tissues which can lead to esophageal cancers.