A few times during the past year, food got stuck near the top of esophagus.
I was able to wash them down by gulping water or some liquids. But it
usually takes a few gulps and is very uncomfortable until the food goes
down. It could take half a minute to "fix". Usually, I don't notice the
problem until it gets really uncomforable. Then I wonder why I didn't pause
and drink something more often.

I remember I was eating noodles at one of these episodes.

Is this something to worry about? Any easy prevention or solution? This
never happened until the past two years.

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James,
You should discuss this problem with your doctor. The doctor will probably
arrange for you to have an X-Ray of your esophagus. You may have to drink
a barium solution prior to the X-Ray. The X-Ray is to rule in or rule out
serious problems.
Jason
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