Food Stuck Under Epiglottis. Food normally does not get stuck in the throat unless there is an obstruction in which case there may be no problem with liquids or small bits get stuck in the tonsils or any hypertrophied lymphoid tissue. No stricture no cancer.
Epiglottis would clean itself by inducing cough and swallowing. Over-the-counter medications designed to treat gas pain may help dislodge food stuck in the esophagus. If a doctor pulled out a big item stuck in someones oesophagus would the item press down the epiglotis for the item to have room to pass out of the mouth.
Its main function is to close over the windpipe trachea while youre eating to prevent food entering your airways.
In rare cases the epiglottis remains immobile and does not invert during a swallow leaving the airway open to foreign particles. The epiglottis stalk attaches anteriorly to the internal aspect of the angle of the thyroid cartilage Figure 1. If a doctor pulled out a big item stuck in someones oesophagus would the item press down the epiglotis for the item to have room to pass out of the mouth. Once swallowing is complete the epiglottis returns to its upright position.
