I was eating and started coughing, and now my chest is rattling?

Question

i keep coughin, you wen i breathe i can feel my breathe rattling. im home alone, is there anything i can do?? please help.

Answer 1

Did you possibly inhale any of your food? It sounds like you may have. This could be what is causing the rattle and coughing. Your body is coughing to try to get the contents out of the air way. I would see a dr. if you continue coughing and rattling. Sometimes when we get particles in the airway or in the lungs it can cause pneumonia so its important to see a dr. and not wait it. The dr. would probably give you an antibiotic and a steroid for inflammation.