Choking Sensation, Tightness In a Throat, Please Help Posted: 04-29-07 08:37am
I've been experiencing choking sensation
and tightness in a throat for a few months
now. Anything around the neck (clothes,
chain, even the belt in car),
sometimes bending or tight clothes around
the waist cause choking. Laryngoscopy,
gastroscopy are OK. Found small nodule on
my thyroid. (ENT wants to do the biopsy
under the U/S, but he says he doesn't
think it is the cause of my symptoms). So
far no answers and no help. Started to get
depressed. Anyone who knows anything about
these symptoms please help!
The choking sensation is definitely
uncomfortable. Do u suffer from dysphagia?
(diff. swallowing) Could it be possible
that you talk to your GP about a referral
to an allergist? Maybe you're allergic to
something that causes that reaction. Do
you get Short of breath? If you do, all
these are valid reaons to give your GP or
specialist another visit and tell them all
about the symptoms.
I hope you feel better soon. Don't feel
hopeless. Tests are still being run. And
I'm sure they'll come up with something
soon. I'm happy to talk with you if you
want to talk.
Good luck. Look on the bright side.
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raven53
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 51
Posted: 05-06-07 20:50pm
I don't know about the bending over part,
but what you describe sounds alot like
Globus Hystericus. It's an anxiety
disorder that causes the throat to tighten
up. It feels like there is something
choking you or stuck in the back of your
throat. If you have collars that are close
to your throat they are uncomfortable. I
have had it for years on and off. It acts
up for me more when it's cold, or when I
am stressed about something, but it can
come on for no reason. Takes a while to
get rid of, but eventually, it does go
away. Sometimes the doctor can give you
muscle relaxants to stop the throat muscle
from clenching up. If you can provide a
few more details it would help.
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irish_cailin
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Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
hi there Posted: 04-10-08 17:37pm
hi , i was reading your letter there , and
i have the same thing as yourself , the
doctor said it was globus Hystericus ,
actually as i typing here i have it and
its , very uncomfortable , i have the
same symptoms as you a tightening in the
troath as if there is something stuck in
it and as you say it comes and goes , i
think its to do with stress and anxiety ,
what medication were you perscribed ......
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raven53
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 51
Throat tightness Posted: 04-10-08 19:22pm
Hi! To tell you the truth, it's been years
since I went to the doctor for this so I
honestly don't remember what the
medication was, just that it was a muscle
relaxant. Isn't it awful? I don't get it
all that often anymore, thank goodness,
but now I have a new thing...it started
when I got really sick on a trip in 2003.
Now I feel like there is a clog in the
back of my throat, between my sinuses and
my actual throat. It's ALWAYS there, and
when I get a bad cold, I have alot of
mucus that I have to gag up. I went to
three doctors and none of them were able
to help me. Just got off being sick for
almost three months, and though the rest
of me is better, the clog just won't
leave! If it keeps up, it's back to the
doctor for me. I thought it was a nodule
or polyps, but the doctors said no before,
so now I am thinking allergies. I know my
nose always feels like it wants to run!
Good Lord, we are a mess, aren't we?
Don't fret, yours will leave you in time.
Whenever you get that feeling, raise your
head alittle and slowly breath in and out
deeply. That seemed to help me some.
Hope it works for you too! Take care!
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ParkerYoung
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Posted: 04-22-08 01:14am
same here.... except it tightens and i
feel a scratchy feeling in the back of my
throat.... almost as if there is a spider
in there... haha its funny but it scares
the crap out of me... I would look into
self-hypnosis... I can get rid of almost
all of my anxiety/panic attacks using
self-hypnosis... the only hard part is
getting them to stop completely...
self-hypnosis i have found helps short
term like clonazipam or xanax... it
doesn't get rid of the problem
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TylerDurden567
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 05-07-08 23:43pm
OMG i have this too! at least partly. it
often feels like there's some sort of flem
down in my throat and i often have to try
and swallow it down. my voice changes
cause it titens and this is usually
because i get uncomfortable around people
and its pretty embarrassing for me. it's
really good to hear your comments about
this everyone
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moonray
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 3
throat closes up Posted: 05-25-08 00:43am
my throat also feels swollen, like there
is something in it that needs to come up.
I first noticed this 33 years ago. When I
was treated for depression it went away,
but lately under stress it comes back. I
read about throat exercises that you can
google. They are supposed to help with
anxiety, snoring, and sleep apnea. So I
am going to try them. I am always wanting
to eat and drink hot tea, as this helps as
long as I am doing it, but am gaining
weight, so I am using gravol...which helps
some.
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