Has Anyone Else Ever Had This Experience?

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Since recovering from Covid, I have been experiencing these periodic episodes of gagging. It's not that I feel sick to my stomach, or nauseous. I even feel better immediately afterwards, as it seems to relieve built up tension in my throat that had been causing me to feel choked up. It isn't as severely awful as I know it will seem to anyone who might overhear it. Rather than being like dry heaving it feels rather like a cross between a belch and a vocal tic. I have just been wondering if maybe this might simply be something that particularly might be affecting those of us on the autistic spectrum, and/or with Tourette syndrome, in regard to having a hypersensitive gag reflex.

First of all - I AM NOT AN EXPERT. My first thought is to see if it might be COVID related.

Here is an article that might be of interest.

Long COVID Symptoms Linked to Effects on Vagus Nerve

Feb. 15, 2022 -- Several long COVID symptoms could be linked to the effects of the coronavirus on a vital central nerve, according to new research being released this spring.

The vagus nerve, which runs from the brain into the body, connects to the heart, lungs, intestines, and several muscles involved with swallowing. It plays a role in several body functions that control heart rate, speech, the gag reflex, sweating, and digestion.

Those with long COVID and vagus nerve problems could face long-term issues with their voice, a hard time swallowing, dizziness, a high heart rate, low blood pressure, and diarrhea, the study authors found.

Link: https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/2022021 ... agus-nerve