i have had a feeling that there is something stuck in my throat for three weeks. i initially thought it was a sore throat starting. now it feels like a lump that is moving up and down when i swallow. today i panicked so much i went to the walk in emergency ent clinic at wythenshawe hospital. they put a camera down my nose into my throat and said i had a swollen lymph gland on my tongue. I feel really panicky and they have not been able to tell me what caused it or when it will go away.I really do feel as though i am going to choke. :(
I have had this problem and at times thought somthing was LIVING in my throat. you also mentioned a mucusey ball being coughed up. these are all signs of a tonsillith or " tonsil stone". ***this post is edited by
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I think it would help if you stopped smoking.....
I had the cold from the middle week of jan and because i drank milk it like mucus acted up and the cold in my throat stayed for days and tell now i still feel like something is in my throat...i have been stressed out some days and nervous from starting my new school and meeting new people. and today everytime i swallow my saliva i still feel something is in my throat. and on top of that i have been getting gas in my stomach...i really dont knw what is the cause, it frustrates me and worries me. i used to think its some white stuff that i used to be hawking up at the back of my throat...i am clueless of what it is...please some1 please tell me what is going on with me...i really need help!!!
I've had a almost sharp lump feeling on the right side of my throat for about 3 years now!!! Sometimes it is more noticeable than usual. Whenever I swallow is when I feel it the most. Sometimes I don't feel it at all. It has got me soo worried over the years that finally I said the heck with it and don't worry about it much anymore. I've been to 5 different docs and numerous blood tests and ct scans and they all come up neg. Best I could come up with is something called a tonsillith , not sure of the spelling, but it is basically a build up of bacteria in your glands and all that I have read says that it wont hurt you. So I say one day I'll cough it up or some other doc will find it and get it out for me.
sounds most like esophageal spasms brought on by either acid reflux from smoking, or smoking it's self, the best way to treat it is to lay low on the ciggs, drink lots of water, and talk to your doctor and see if they can give you medication for it. Im on aciphex 20mg to control the acid reflux, after 2 weeks the lump went away, but i quit since then so it wont come back
i am 13 and i have been experiencing a lump that seems to be of going up and down my throat and its very painful...actullay it started happeneing on the second day i was sick. i threw up the nite before. it hurts really bad and sometime ill just have to open my mouth and bend over. i would start to spit up spit sumetimes and mi eyes would water. i am really scared. mom has me drinking tea and warm things. it wont go away and its making me upset. sometimes itll get stuck right there in my throat and get caught. :(
I had a panic attack about 2 or 3 weeks ago i left the place where i had it which is natural you flee the place where it happened but since then i have felt like i have a lump in my throat i have trouble breathing more so at night then in the morning i am abs terrified to go to sleep i dislike being alone can anyone tell me what is happening why i am still feeling terrified of everyday life why does my heart rate spikes and my mouth feels as if it is producing too much saliva i stay nauseous and when i get nervous or try to talk to someone i choke like i cant breath can someone please help this is really scary
This happened twice in the last week and a half: I had a sudden sore throat feeling and felt somethin there and hacked up a hard dime sized piece of mucus. I wonder if this means there's mold in this mouse or something. I guess I could be drinking more water though. At least I am able to get them out of my throat without much trouble
People, you don't just try swallowing it down. Do you not know how to bring mucus up into your mouth? That is how you get rid of them, and I have no clue why I am getting them now. I've been home more often than I used to be, and I am taking LIFE vitamin C and E.
Hey mikemike, to me it sounds like one of two possibilities. When you smoke, you temporarily paralyse the cilia in your lungs whose job it is to filter out pollutants and dirt in the air you breathe. There's bound to be a build-up of gunk in your lungs if your cleaning unit's disabled. Giving your lungs a bit more of a breather (boom-tsh) could well be the reason you're seeing it now. On the other hand, it could be tonsil stones, which I only found out I have because I stumbled across a very gross video on youtube. Basically, your tonsils fill up with solid but squishable, yellow-whitish, rank-smelling substance, which if you don't cough up, you have to clear manually. Usually chunks about the size of a large pinhead. I would say it smelled strongly of bacteria or something rotting, but I've never had anything the size of a pea. Look up youtube videos and see if you see something you recognise, and in the meantime, keep up the good work! Not smoking is the best thing you can possibly do for yourself, whatever your symptoms. :)
Hi Guys. I have the same problem, My mums a smoker also and says its just what happens when you smoke, the (Tar??) sticks to the throat, its not big but you can feel it, its very hard to get rid of.
I feel like im going to heave/gag constantly and when I do I cant get whatevers in my throat out (Im 20 btw)
Planning on quitting smoking, I cant deal with this feeling, I have bad panic attacks as it is and because im having trouble now with this darn lump, its just made things alot worse. Time to quit!!!!!
And yes mines worse at night, since you lay down the lump starts to rise and cause more problems, I find a hot drink will push it down but I really REALLY want it out of my throat!
I feel like im going to heave/gag constantly and when I do I cant get whatevers in my throat out (Im 20 btw)
Planning on quitting smoking, I cant deal with this feeling, I have bad panic attacks as it is and because im having trouble now with this darn lump, its just made things alot worse. Time to quit!!!!!
And yes mines worse at night, since you lay down the lump starts to rise and cause more problems, I find a hot drink will push it down but I really REALLY want it out of my throat!
Thanx totals stopped me from panicking no jokes it is a horrible feeling though
Hi there... Was that medication called LYRICA by any chance?
Hey, I'm 16 and a social smoker I have smoked socially for about a year now, quite alot more recently. This past few days I've been feeling a lump in my throat when I swallow, this morning it disappeared but when I had a cig it came back. I can still swallow food and drink normally but swallowing saliva is quite difficult. I have been under quite alot of stress recently due to my exam results, anybody any idea what it may be?