Results: Thermal Esophagus Burn

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sishare

02/15/2026

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Health & Fitness
1.
1.
Recently I drank a hot chocolate, the sip was bigger and hotter than I expected and I immediately started to experience chest stabbing. Have you ever gotten stabbing chest pains after drinking a hot beverage?
Yes
27%
455 votes
No
64%
1087 votes
I don't drink hot beverages
6%
99 votes
8 don't have a chest
3%
59 votes
2.
2.
Did you know that drinking too hot of a beverage causes chest pain primarily due to thermal injury (burns) to the esophagus and sudden esophageal spasms?
Yes
31%
525 votes
No
69%
1175 votes
3.
3.
Does knowing that the high temperature of hot beverage could damage the delicate lining of the esophagus and could trigger involuntary spasms of the esophagus muscles change your approach to drinking a hot beverage?
Yes
45%
765 votes
No
45%
764 votes
I don't drink hot beverages
10%
171 votes
4.
4.
Recovery from a thermal esophageal burn typically takes a few days to several weeks, does knowing this change your approach to drinking a hot beverage?
Yes
46%
782 votes
No
44%
746 votes
I don't drink hot beverages
10%
172 votes
5.
5.
Have you ever experienced a thermal esophagus burn from eating too hot of a food?
Yes
22%
369 votes
No
71%
1214 votes
I don't eat hot food
3%
59 votes
I do not eat food, at all
3%
58 votes
6.
6.
Does knowing about thermal esophagus burn change how you also eat hot foods?
Yes
42%
722 votes
No
50%
853 votes
I don't eat hot foods
7%
125 votes

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