Horrid throat condition
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I've been suffering with some horrible throst symptoms. My throat will one minute feel really dry at the back of my nose where it meets my throat, just under my vocal chords in my trachea and then centrally in my chest. I also get severe tightness in my windpipe just under my vocal chords. It feels so bad that i feel like im gasping for air although i don't sound wheezy. I'm coughing frequently and also clearing my throat often. my throat muscles also ache and i always feel my jaw being tense. When i inhale air i feel the irritation more and it makes my throat drier and it causes me to cough more. Sometimes there will be a feeling of alot of phlegm in my windpipe which is thick which i can't clear.
I've been to the doctors many of times where i've had a camera put in my throat, a upper gi endoscopy, a barium swallow test, blood tests, peak flow test on lungs. I've had different guesses to what it could be with the latest one post nasal drip caused by allergies. My nose hardly ever feels blocked and feels normal except for the dryness at the back. I've been prescribed nasal steroid which im 2 days into. My nose feels open, however my lungs and throat still feel tight. I've been getting really bad anxiety from all whats happening and i'm fed up with people saying it's all in my head. No matter how many times people say i'm fine, i feel something very bad is happening. I just don't feel anywhere near right.
Is anyone else getting this irritation or has suffere from it before? What did you do to soothe the dryness in the throat and lungs. I do breathe in steam when i can, however it doesn't feel to be making much difference.
Thanks
Chris
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gill31686 chrisk92
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jay40m chrisk92
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i also feel tightness around and when i open my mouth wide it feels like something in my neck is sore.
ive had the scopes, barium swallows, etc and things look a little swollen and the ENT said i have a lot of phlegm.
So far, GERD/ LPR seems to be a common diagnosis. Im not sure if thats what i have but it does have a lot of the symptoms i display. ive been on ppi meds for a few months with no relief or improvement. ive read on some of the forums it could take 7 months -/+.
Can you tell how your symptoms came about and how old are you? im 40 years old and all this started earlier this year after some rounds of antibiotics. im not sure if theres a connection but i believe there is.
Next week im going to see a GI and see what she has to say. The first visit is just a consultation but im hoping to do an endoscopy down to my stomach to see if it can be diagnosed with more certainty.
chrisk92 jay40m
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carrie20720 jay40m
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lakshmi_03339 chrisk92
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shelley30084 chrisk92
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I'm on antideppresants for my anxiety and a ppi for my reflux.
I feel the ppi med has made my problems worse but the consultant has dismissed this.As time goes by i'm feeling more and more angry that he hasnt taken what i said seriously but daren't say anythin as he is going to e lookig down my oesophagus in a few weeks.
Totaly fed up with this horrible condition
carrie20720 shelley30084
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Laryngeal sensory neuropathy
Hypersensitive throat
Neurogenic cough
Mayo clinic in Rochester has a cough clinic and will run you through a bunch of tests and if they come up with nothing you may get diagnosis of neurogenic cough
Drugs for this condition is gavapentom lyrcica amytropoline and cymbals which all caused me sore effects so I went for the Botox injection
The nurse said its a miracle. It has worked on most patients very well. Dosing is variable. Good lick
shelley30084 carrie20720
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I don't actualy have a cough, just a lump feeling in my throat called globus
kay19801 chrisk92
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You are describing the dryness in throat that I am struggling with too but the GP says it is Globus related and a symptom thereof, its the mosts annoying thing.
The tightness in the throat by the voicebox, well I have that everyday of my life now for the last 7 months, again Globus.
Mine feels like I want to grab the inside of my throat and rip something out, its a sewn on stuck feeling but mine is more one sided!
I tend to find that gum or lozengers provide temporary relieve!
I am back at the GP for some anxiety meds to see if that will help me
I am now not as anxious as I was as there have been a few tests done on me chest x-ray, lyranoscopy, bloods, upper GI endoscopy and they all clear, I am sure this not cancer as this was what cause the anxiousness in the first place.
So my question is - you get rid of the anxiety why is the Globus still hanging around?
Anyone with answers....deperation here
carrie20720 kay19801
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kay19801 carrie20720
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Hi there
The GP's have tried three different antibiotics with me and the no change sadly...
carrie20720 kay19801
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Antibiotics won't work. This is a nerve neuropathy much like you get wotj diabetes. Treatment is with nerve pain drugs. Traumas ol helps my cough and whiskey. Botox vocal cords has helped many per mayo clinic
carrie20720
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kay19801 carrie20720
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Thanks, I will see what my doctor says when I mention it
stacey93905 chrisk92
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Hi
I've been desperate to find something on the internet that describes exactly how I've been feeling the past couple of months on your description is spot on. I've had appointment with doctor and blood tests just been taken to check thyroid etc. However trying to explain this uncomfortable feeling that tends comes and goes in varying ways every few days is so strange and hard to explain to anyone. I don't have swollen glands or even sore throat just this incredible over dryness through general breathing that makes me want to cough and clear throat. Shortly to go back to my GP so if anyone has a condition to suggest etc it would need most helpful please.