I have that problem, and have had my esophagus stretched a couple of times now. If food gets stuck it make my nasal passages secrete more mucous which then makes me throw up. Of course it's only mucous that comes up because the esophagus below that is shut off completely. It's painful and annoying. When liquid only gets stuck I do find that hot drinks sipped very slowly sometimes help. When food gets stuck I find that afrin stops the nasal secretion which stops the throwing up. Nothing helps the pain but time. I don't eat anything until midmorning when my esophagus wakes up.