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For the last couple months , I have had times where I choke on my saliva ! It makes me cough a lot! Anyone else have this ?

Could you have suffered a stroke and not known it? Typically a stroke brings problems with swallowing.

I'm not sure ! There's no signs at all of a stroke ! It happens like I swallow it wrong or I don't realize what's happening ! It's scary

I am wondering if you have been diagnosed with MS - as I know swallowing issues happen with MS.? When do you feel you have the most issues with the choking? That may also help understand better what might be happening for you.

you are going to get a lot of different answers on here that will only scare you.

this has happen to me numerous times. I get coughing after then it is like my throat locks up. Yes very scary, sometimes I to think this is it. I carry Buckley's with me everywhere is what relieves it for me.

It happens at Random times usually ! There is no set or specific time it happens

I google way to much and I hope it's nothing serious ! I have bad acid reflux so I'm hoping it is nothing serious !

Could be a misalignment in your neck or spine, since they greatly affect your swallowing muscles.  
 
I think your best plan of action is to really analyze exactly what happens...do the muscles feel tight? Is there tingling anywhere in your throat? Does it feel hard to swallow otherwise? Do the sides of your throat rub against each other?  
 
These details might help your doctor understand where to start problem solving.  
i agree ebrandon can present many terrible possibilities but likely swallowing won't be the only symptom of a traumatic disease, so rest easy!

No not so much when I cough it doesn't burn my throat

Best advice is to just go to the doctor. Don't google or try and diagnose yourself online, it's not reliable. Difficulty swallowing/ aspiration/ increased saliva production or whatever is cause of you chocking could be a indication of something more serious, or it could just be coincidence. But if you don't go to a doctor you won't know.

see your doctor and have them schedule you for a barium. I just had this done and found out that the muscles in my esophagus aren't working properly due to an operation I had in my neck to have discs replaced. When they cut me open they have to move the voice box and esophagus over to access the spinal column, after the discs were replaced, they put a metal plate in to fuse the vertabrae together and this metal plate in my neck pushes against the esophagus...also people that are diagnosed with diabetes can also develop problems with swallowing...but GO SEE A DOCTOR!!

Before you freak out too much, consider your acid reflux as a potential cause- it can mess around with your esophagus, but it can also cause increased mucus production, making swallowing difficult.  
 
Go buy yourself a net pot and use it twice a day for a couple of weeks before getting too worried.  
 
Although uncontrolled acid reflux is also something you should see your doctor about!

Post nasal drip and a possible Hiatus Hernia are 2 things that cause this to happen to me. I trip to the doc may be in order. If you try allergies pills for a couple weeks you may be able to tell if it gets better it is likely just post nasal drip due to allergies. This problem can also cause bad breath so perhaps keep an eye for that as well. Good luck!  

It was lactose intolerance! I was also having this happen to me, along with choking on liquids and food.  
You can search the internet ask doctors and I bet you will likely have a hard time finding any info about lactose intolerance making people choke on their own saliva, but it was exactly this for me. It does many other things to me that the doctors seem unaware it can cause, but this is related to muscles. Lactose intolerance effects my muscles therefor effecting the muscles when swallowing. I had testing done (motility test and many more)to rule out other things and they came back normal. Since living with lactose intolerance for 8 years now I can definitely confirm dairy makes me choke on my saliva! It almost feels like or reminds me how a person with asthma coughs with a minor attack or at the end of one.  
 
Edited by hatsoff, 2016-03-29 09:56:07

This was very interesting to read about lactose intolerance! I also have this along with muscle problems from it that took many years to diagnose since, as you say it does not seem to be a known symptom.  
 

Thank you everyone for your comments and replies ! I will deffinetly look into that lactose issue as I have developed a lactose issue last few years ! I went to the doc and was told it could be my nose being stuffed a lot and the mucus drips down !

I have this problem as well. It was getting worse and worse, to the point that I was starting to choke on food as well .  
I went and had a scope done..turns out there was a tumour on my esophageous that was causing my throat to close. You should get it checked out, could be a definite medical issue!

Mine was due to a thyroid problem. I take pills, better but still have trohble now and then.  

Had a scope done a few months ago , because of my acid reflux getting so bad , and it all was well ! So I'm hoping it's just the access stuff in my throat

If it just started happening go to the doctor, In my case, as leaving my zipper open all the time, is a family trait.