Find this very interesting indeed, Here is why....
On Xmas day, just as we began our meal, I took a bite & started to choke. Took 3 attempts with the hymlich (sp?) by my husband,
to get nme back to breathing. Very frightening, but I have learned to eat slowly, chew very carefully & not talk when there is food in my mouth.

Do not want this to happen again.

I would say that choking on saliva is probably related to MS, no doubt very frightening, Also I don't think it will hurt you.

Sorry that happened....what an awful thing to wake up to. My first flare ever took away my ability to swallow and talk properly. Felt like an idiot. Not a very nice Intro. to MS. So now I have to be careful while eating and stuff. I choke on spit, too. I've also been awakened at night by the feeling of choking. Sounds like a fluke, just one of the many fluky things that can come and go with MS. Check with Doc if it bothers you. Take care, hope your rest is more restful.

Sorry to hear you are going thru that, it can be frightening, I choke quite often on my saliva, its a feeling of a collapse traquea ( misspelled) or a reverse hiccup. Weird. People think I had something on my mouth. I remain calm and it only last seconds and don't get to a coughing fit. Hope it gets better soon.

I don't have any answers for you but you are not alone. I've had this happen to me 6-7 times in the past 2 years or so. It is scary as heck but I have never related it to the MS symptoms I have.

Ive always thought it could be reflux or something like that even though Ive not been diagnosed with it (Ive never been to the doctor about this).

I sleep alone and have learned that when wake up choking to try to relax a little and it will go away. It's NOT easy to relax when this happens, but it does help if you can.

I've also had the problem of choking on my saliva a few times recently during the day.

Lisa

Mine sometimes feels like my adam's apple is fluttering is the only way I know how to describe it. Thank goodness it doesn't last too long.

I've heard of this, but have never had this happen to me.

I just wanted to drop by to tell you your new photo is absolutely stunning! You are a very beautiful woman.

Sorry to hear you have this also. At night I have to sleep with two pillows because of this which sucks because it doesnt help my back being jacked up. I would suggest getting a couple of different pillows and see what works. Hope this helps.

Yeah this happens to me too the last time I was just having a sip not gulp and choked so bad it scared the hell out of my daughter I couldn;t get a breath for what seemed like ages.
Sorry this has happened to you,hopefully wont be to often

mE TO i FEL LIKE I'm gonn puke sometime crap will come it' not puke tho

I'm newly dx'd but I had that happen to me a couple of times in the past few months. The Dr. said I might have sleep apnea, but I've never had problems with it before. I also get this weird "hitch" when taking a deep breath--it's like when as a kid you cried long and hard and then had that kind of hiccup thing going afterwards. I have that almost every day now and have gotten used to it, I guess. I feel pretty certain it goes with the MS.

I have the same thing. It went away for awhile(month) and now it is back.
I have sleep apnea too, never had it until the other problems started. Waking up choking and about to pass out, the weird hiccup and choking over saliva or a drink of water.
I hope you don't have anymore trouble! Eat slow and chew it up good is what helps me.

seems like there is no end to all the wonderfull things that this condition can come up withj. MS, or is it now CCSVI?.

everyday different, always possible change, always having to find ways to be brave.

such a long journey,
35yrs for me now

I had this happen during a bad relapse where my symptoms were ataxia (loss of coordination, balance), nystagmus, weakness in legs, had to walk with a four prong cane with a wide stance sliding feet, vertigo, numbness of tongue (got worse when vertigo was at it's worst).

Anyway, during all this I did wake up one night choking and unable to breathe. It was very scary, but it did eventually pass.

I had SM 3 times for that relapse once a month for 3 months and then monthly pulses for the next 3 months until I finally began to recover.

This year I was hit with another relapse at the same time of the year, but my neurologist had me use Acthar Gel and it has worked much better for me in treating the relapse. I'm already feeling better after doing just 5 injections at the beginning of December.

I've also been on Tysabri since January 4, 2010. I've had 4 relapses since starting Tysabri all have been treated with steroids as they have lasted for more than 4 weeks and have been quite severe affecting my vision, walking, etc.

My doctor has also tested me for PML and done MRIs during these relapses - depending on the severity of the symptoms. I just went in and had the Anti JCV antibody test (I don't know the results yet). So far I've had a lumbar puncture to test for the JCV virus in my spinal fluid and it has always been negative.