Throat / tongue sensations and difficulty swallowing Posted: 06-22-07 06:14am
What could be causing me to have a
sensation of hair in my throat and on the
back of my tongue? I also feel as if there
is something stuck in my throat. I
constantly cough and gag.
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Acid Reflux Answer A3020 Posted: 08-08-07 07:18am
You wrote:
"Current medical status: I recently had an
upper endoscopy done because I felt like a
had a lump in my throat. My neck always
felt swollen and like somebody was
strangling me. It"s difficult to swallow
my saliva, but not food. Upper endoscopy
found a hiatal hernia. Had an ultrasound
to check size of my goiter, but it was
normal and unlikely cause of symptoms."
A hiatus hernia can cause acid reflux and
heartburn but is most likely not
responsible for the sensation of having
something (a lump or piece of hair) in the
throat. It's important to note also that
it's different to sense that your neck is
swollen versus have diagnostic evidence
that your throat really IS swollen.
Further, swallowing solid food without the
ability to swallow liquids is illogical.
Rather, the opposite is possible (the
ability to swallow liquids but not solid
foods). You can consult an ENT specialist
for a throat examination. If everything
test OK, the remaining possibility is that
you might be experiencing globus
hystericus - a type of anxiety disorder
where a patient thinks and feels that
there is something in her throat.
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