Surgery is generally reserved for more advanced cases when patients experience difficulty breathing or significant voice weakness (with increased riskforaspiration).
The main culprit in the cinnamon powder is actually derived from tree bark and contains cellulose, an undigestible fiber capable of producing a strong inflammatory response in lung tissue, leading to long term wheezing and a chronic cough, potentially placing patients at further riskfor bouts of pneumonitis or even aspiration pneumonia.