can you actually die from swallowing your toungue?


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people dont actually swallow their tongue,but it can swell or fall back obstructing the airway, causing death

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Yes.
Yes. You obstruct your airway and choke to death.
YES , it blocks your airway
people with conditions that have abnormally large tounges (like people with cretinism) do sometimes
YES! You can! Depending on the situation, your tongue can swell so severely, that it clogs your air passage!
Yes you could. So if your tounge comes off (which I don't think that'll happen)get to hospital and have it sewn on. Don't swallow it.
What kind of disease you will have? That's a new disease! How can it be?
yes


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