During my last sleep period I woke up choking and unable to breathe. In my sleep my stomach had burped into my throat and I was choking on my own stomach acid. I slid to the edge of the bed and coughed up some of it and then ran to the bathroom stool and coughed up some more. The damage had already been done, though. My throat hurt and burned and my vocal cords made my voice sound like I had laryngitis. It still sounds that way as I type this. I hope I am not permanently injured. I’ve coughed some stuff out of my lungs today along with a little blood. I’ve tried to exercise my vocal cords to get them to loosen up and get back to normal.

This isn’t the first time I’ve choked on my own stomach acid but it’s the first I’ve really been messed up my aspirating it into my lungs and vocal cords. I’m kinda afraid to go to sleep tonight. Maybe if it happens again I won’t wake up and will simply choke to death. Hopefully coughing will restore me to normal soon with no permanent damage. I’m breathing alright but my throat is still sore and my vocal cords still feel coated with gunk.

Terry