throat popping when breathing

bubbles · Guest

I am 28-year old female and have been suffering for over a year now.I have been to several Mad

doctors and they cannot find what is wrong with me.I have a sensation like something popping in my throat when i breath in.Also have a feeling of something lodged in my throat.Sometimes I have a very hard time breathing because of it.Anyone have any idea of what may be happening? I am really frustrated at this point and now doctors think it is all in my head.But i know what I am feeling.Woul someone please help?

kidatheart · Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 1

Same here I may not be crazy ive had same syptoms for a while a has got worse as i get older docters never have found anything and thinks it asthma or stress if any one else has this or know what it is pls help thanx

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Hi throat popping...I have the same problem...I would suggest u see a laryngolgist and have them check your throat...if the problem persists...I think acid reflux or laryngeal reflex is a possibility, so u need to be evaluated by a gastrointestinal doc... Good luck!

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i have the same problem 2 and sometimes i think im gna faint. My chest hurts. The cough just wont go away. Sometimes i even lose my voice when im talking because the flem or something in my throat gets caught.

terif_02 · Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 2

Oh my gosh i have the same problem, but i have either wheezing or popping in my throat when i exhale. Sometimes if i cough i cant clear it for a minute or so but it comes right back. Can this be allegies? asthma? I hope someone can help!!

terif_02 · Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 2

I have the same thing, but i have either wheezing or popping in my throat when i exhale. I can cough to clear it for a minute or so then it comes back. Can it be allergies or asthma? I hope someone can help!

Never coming back · Newbie Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 2

My user name is Never Coming Back, because I am never coming back to this site. I was looking for something else when I found it. But before leaving I thought I knew the answer to your question and thought I would post the info that I know.

Of course I can't say for sure this is what you have but I believe it is something called STRICTURE. Google it. It is a narrowing of the esophagus due to years of acid reflux. Even if you THINK you've never had a problem with acid reflux, it can rise into the lower part of your esophagus, especially while you sleep, and not bother you enough to wake you up. Over time this acid SCARS the esophageal tissue. The scar tissue is what is causing the narrowing of the esophagus. The main symptoms that will lead a gastroenteritis to check this out are difficulty swallowing (food or otherwise), heart burn (especially persistent heartburn). Depending on the location of the scar tissue it can sometimes cause breathing symptoms such as those you described.

My son had acid reflux when he was a baby. After being told consistently by his pediatrician that it was just a phase he was going through and it would pass, I finally took him to Scottish Rite without a referral. The put a tube down his nose (based on his symptoms) that led into his esophagus. It was to remain in place for 48 hrs. There was a recording device attached to the tube that recorded the acid and PH levels in his esophagus over the period of 2 days. They confirmed he had a weak sphincter (the muscle that closes off your stomach from your esophagus) and therefore had severe acid reflux. They gave him meds for the reflux to take until his 2nd birthday because at that age, the sphincter will most likely tighten on it's own by age 2. In a grown up, it could require surgery. After the sphincter had tightened they wanted to have a look into his esophagus to check for stricture. They explained that with prolonged or sever reflux scar tissue can form and narrow his esophagus. I declined to have this procedure done and thought it better to wait and see if he had any esophageal symptoms which he did not, thankfully, but I did get quite an education in the esophagus during those 2 years.

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I would be curious if the first contributor ever found out what the problem was. I can tell you that my bubbles are due to no acid reflux or esophageal stricture as others said here. Mine developed after an upper respiratory infection and come mostly after I lie down - within a few seconds. It is as if some thin liquid (with low surface tension) was building up in my trachea or larynx (voicebox), creating true bubble-like surfaces there (kind of like champagne bottle neck bubbles after you leave it standing open). The bubbles pop with ease as I breathe in and out.

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