Feels like something is stuck in my throat

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Okay, so.... I've been getting this feeling like something is stuck in my throat and it's really irritating. I don't know what it is. I can swallow properly and my body feels good but i've been gettin' that feeling where i feel like something is stuck in ther and i'm really scared i don't know if it's cancer or something else serious but i'm really worried and i'm 17 with alot of anxiety from it. I don't know what caused this i was recently sick but i feel great now and it's just this throat irritation. I've looked up alot about it on the internet and alot of people say it's caused by gerd (acid reflux) i don't know if that's the case though but lately i've been getting stomach aches and i really think it is caused by this gerd thing. I'm scared cause i don't know what it really is i just need answers on it so i can stop panicing about it cause everytime i panic about it i get anxeity attacks and it's really not healty for the body to be in panic all the time. I also was losing sleep cause of it but not that much no more i have gotten a good sleep last night which is a good sign. If anyone can talk me through this it would be great cause i'm young and i get scared quickly when my body doesn't feel right, i just don't want this to affect me no more cause i have been missing alot of school cause of it and it's starting to worry me more and more everyday. Thank you for taking your time to read this/ 

Sincerly, 

-kyle.

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    I am feeling like something stuck in my throat .....But nothing is there . But at the Night time it's irritating too much

    I had gone through doctor he game the tablets ....But also even I'm having same feeling

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    Help me how to come out from this ....Even I'm having same feeling like u

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    i believe what you and the other person here are tonsil stones. these are white , pea-sized "stones" that are caught in the folds of throat around where your tonsils are or were. they are made up of bacteria (which is why the bad smell), dead skin and food. if you poke around you will probably find more than one. they come right out.  my daughter gets them all the time a nd thats the only reason i know about them.

    good luck.

     

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    Hi Kyle 

    I have had this similar issue since I was 13 I am now 46 and i still have it and I used to suffer from anxiety 

    First of all try not to worry about it it’s not serious but it is extremely irritating 

    Like an itch or flem in your throat but there is never any flem and sometimes it’s worse then other times I learned to live with it but I’m really getting fed up again with it so went to my Gp which said it could be acid reflux 

    Anyways you will be fine sending good vibes mind yourself hope my input was of help

    Max

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    Hi I may be late but wish to add in my experiences to this similar problem of as if something is feeling stuck in my throat & difficulty swelling especially water. Most probably this may be due to acid reflex or silent reflex. Took some medication for about 1&1/2 mts for this and had to do a Barium Swallow X-ray test which came normal but mentioned if this do not improve have to do an endoscopy.. was worried . I am of  Asian origin & due to some family function went to my native place then. for about 3 weeks. Gradually began to feel improvement in my swelling . After returning back felt much better on that something in throat stuck feeling. Reeling back sort of realized that whatever it may be uour nativity matters to a certain extent. And going back to my native place even though I had been taking some party foods still the spices , the atmosphere matters. Because this was where you were bought up & your body recognized it. Also anxiety & stress plays an imp role in the acidity factor I guess. And I had been taking sips of warm water for digestion & some roasted fennel seeds after meals for better digestatipn. Even though I am not completely out of it & sometimes feel the acidity & bit sealing difficulty , still would say that have found much much relief from before. 

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    I have this same problem right now and it's giving me bad anxiety and making me feel like I'm minutes away from my throat closing up and choking to death or thoughts of cancer, I went to the ER two days ago because the feeling was too intense. The doctor looked in my mouth for 3 seconds and said everything looks fine except my uvula looked a little swollen and gave me a prescription of steroids. It started at first with what I thought was a hair caught in my throat like 5 days ago and now it just feels like something bigger caught in my throat and I'm constantly having to swallow and it now my throat is hurting from swallowing too much. But it's getting worse I tell my girlfriend about it and she just thinks I'm a hypochondriac, I even start too think sometimes like maybe I am. All I know is there's something wrong with me and I can't take the anxiety from it no more. But this forum has helped me calm down for the moment

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    Ok so after reading this I feel a whole lot more better.. what’s frustrating is trying not to sound insane to your provider like, no one understands what I’m saying an keep prescribing me pills! Of course I’m all over the internet looking up my symptoms which I was told not to do by my provider but it’s so thought consuming an I just can’t help it! I can’t even remember when I first started to have this sensation of “something feeling stuck” in the throat area because I’ve been so anxiety ridden.. I have lost sleep alone with my appetite an readiness to be happy.. I found myself laughing an happy then immediately thinking “what the eff is this thing? Is it serious? Will it go away ever?” An then I’m depressed again 😔😂 I have severe anxiety an don’t take meds for it (I don’t take pills at all) hospital kept telling me “ct scans are normal” “X-rays are normal” but there isn’t anything normal about the way I feel.. no way. Also that I had strep throat I’ve actually had strep before an THIS IS NOT HOW IT FELT... i finally just today switched my provider An he seemed to really hear what I was saying I’m praying it’s nothing serious.. I go back to the provider in a week.. my mind is just wondering like crazy with all these thoughts of choking to death having something serious an even having to undergo surgery! Sometimes it’s so bad the thoughts an feelings that I just cry! I’ll be seen by an ENT doctor in a week.. until then has anyone gotten any other diagnosis besides “anxiety” .. truly grateful that I’m not the only one going through this an yet I feel terrible that you all are or have experienced this because it truly is a sucky feeling.. I’ve been to the er countless times only to be looked at for a few seconds an told “everything looks fine” so frustrating..

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    So how is everyone? I'm new to this and I'm wondering if you all still deal with this or not. I've only had it for two weeks now after i swallowed what i felt to be a bug. It comes and goes. no pain or anything. Went to an ENT and it all checked out. Getting and endoscopy soon to make sure. This thread is pretty old so well see

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      I am ok, no signs of any discomfort in my throat. It was acid reflux and tablets helped. I had different checkups done and that part wasn't so pleasant as I dealt with bad anxiety. I am happy it wasn't anything more serious.

      Let us know how you get on with the endoscopy and good luck.

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      i went to an ear,nose, throat specialist and he said i have hiatus hernia which is pushing up tissue into my throat... i did swallow test, scope because i told doctor that i also suffer from reflux. i have been on 40mg of panotprazole for the past year and its really helped... no more lump in throat and no more reflux however i still feel like its a bit hard to swallow. The meds really helped me.

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    ive also got globus have had it for 5 weeks now they gave me anxiety tablets that made me so sick hot and cold poops body shakes it was horrible i dont feel my self i wont even get out of bed this is taking the best of me away i want to go hospital every 5 mins its horrible i have had panic attacks as i feel i cant breath i have two young children as well it is horrible and i am barely eating anything cause im scared ive also had a camera down in my nose i dont no what to do any more i am so depressed and upset xx

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