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Throat clicks

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kluun1985
kluun1985

Hi everyone!

On thursday I was drinking some instant soup. There was a large dried vegetable in it that wasn't cooked well. I accidentally swallowed it. Then I panicked. What if it got stuck?! So I drenched a piece of bread in olive oil and started to eat it. However I swallowed the piece of bread too hard, as I felt a sharp shooting pain in my throat for a few seconds. Anyway I went to bed later on, and had no complaints further.

The following morning I was having breakfast. While swallowing the food I heard my throat click. It did not hurt, but was so annoying and scared me. I panicked again and called my doctor. The assistant answered my call and assured me not to worry, she thought that the inside of my throat might have swollen or gotten damaged, but this will heal on it's own, and the click will dissapear within 48 hours. She adviced me to cool my throat by eating popsicles. So I did.

It's been 96 hours and the click is still there every time I swallow a piece of food. I also developed an additional click on the left side of my throat, most likely tensed musles, because this situation has me stressed out. The additional click I developed bothers me whenever I eat, drink, or just swallow dry or saliva. I also developed globus sensation because of this all.

The additional click I developed myself by being tensed, will obviously go away once I relax. But how will the other click sound/sensation get fixed? Will I have to be operated inside my throat?

I'm terrified, hopefully someone has an idea how damage inside a throat can get fixed?

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 kluun1985

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    it doesn’t sound like something that would require surgery. You just have to give it time to let the inflammation go down on its own. Try to relax about this. just eat slowly, maybe some softer foods and in small amounts for now and stay hydrated. You can always follow up with your doctor at some point. you’re going to be OK!

    • kluun1985
      kluun1985 jan34534

      Posted

      unfortunately I still have this. it's so awful, I barely dare to eat.

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