Frequent gagging can make a dental appointment or brushing your teeth difficult. Understanding the situation matters more than trying to suppress a protective response at all costs.

Gain Control of Your Gag Reflex is a self-hypnosis recording from Uncommon Knowledge, available through Hypnosis Downloads. The recording is marketed around an over-sensitive gag response and relaxation.

Dental discomfort and swallowing difficulties need context

An optional audio cannot establish why you gag or tell you whether swallowing is safe. A dentist can discuss gagging during treatment; swallowing problems need appropriate medical assessment.

Points to consider

Explain what triggers the response and ask your dentist or clinician about suitable adjustments. Difficulty swallowing, coughing or choking with food or drink, or a feeling of food sticking needs prompt medical advice.

The recording cannot make swallowing risk-free or replace dental or medical care. Do not practise inserting objects into your throat or override protective responses. The accompanying video does not establish whether the recording is suitable for a procedure or test.

Further information: NHS: swallowing problems.

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