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Signs point to a muscle spasm within the throat. Usually nothing serious. Annoying yes. Usually will go away without treatment and can be helped with muscle relaxers.
My crazy symptom list includes the following:
The feeling of a piece of food stuck in the back of my throat. Sometimes its right in the middle, sometimes its only on one side (like tonight).
Dryness when i swallow and general difficulty or irritating obstruction type friction while swallowing. It REALLY feels like i've just actually swallowed whatever "it" is but "It" never actually makes it all the way down. For a while there i believed i was swallowing that little hany-thing u see in the back of your throat. But no.
I've also had an unusual dry cough and increased need for my inhaler!? I have seasonal allergies that usually cause very mild Asthma, resulting in my need for a Xopinex inhaler once or twice per 3 months. These days i use the damn thing 5-10 times a day (yes i KNOW i shouldnt) and to be quite honest with u, it doesnt even help.....But its there and i'm just in the habit of grabbing my inhaler every time i begin to cough.
I also swear i have bad breath but people say i dont.
I have a terrible taste in the back of my throat.
(I thought It could also be tonsil stones again but i know how to get those out) NOT TONSIL STONES because whatever this is cant be seen or pressed OUT!
The feeling is better in the morning and MUCH worse at night. I actually have to suck on a Halls cough drop just to fall asleep because i swear the thing is growing!
Drinking and eating seem to help a great deal! But as soon as i'm done, the S.O.A.B. is still there annoying the c**p outa me.
omg what else? 8-|
Feels like if I'd "snort" (u know that nasty sound men like to make right before they "hawk a good one") I'll be able to dislodge the "parasite" and actually swallow it this time or spit it right out. - Cept the snorting only made my throat more irritated because -U know-just doing it once wasnt enough. So after about 3 minutes... (once again)... giving up on that familiar little bunny trail of euphoria, I sounded and looked like a retarded jackass!
o.O
Here's the kicker- If i DONT take my ADHD medication (Vyvance 40mg ER) It goes away!
YA Know- RIGHT?
I've tried many non-stimulant and stimulant ADHD meds and this is DEF. the one for me- Or is it?
Sometimes (especially on those days i forgot to take my dose immediately upon waking) I feel like a complete head case as I suddenly realize "WAIT A MIN...I just swallowed... ITS GONE? WTF?
~Lumpy Vibes~
I am 36 years old and have exactly what you described. It feels like a peanut in the back of my throat. I have had every test imaginable but there is nothing. It might be allergies. Sometimes I feel it and sometimes I don't. It seems when the weather changes I tend to feel it more. When I start to panic about it it feels as if my throat is closing up but that is just my nerves cause I can still breathe. I hope it goes away or whatever it is heals itself over time....Hi guest!
I also have this problem & have posted in the clicking throat section. My click seems to be coming from the left hand side of my throat when I swallow. I also feel as though I have something stuck in the throat. Mine has been happening for 2 months now and have seen a few doctors.
They did an endoscopy (up the nose, down the throat) and saw that my throat looked quite raw - think it was because I have been swallowing so much! Don't have a cough though.
They also saw what looked like enlarged lymphoid tissue in the throat - usually comes up when there is an infection present which is likely to be causing the uncomfortable feeling. Had blood tests done and nothing
abnormal.
sometimes it seems to be worse after eating and feels like my throat is closing up! I'm not alergic to any foods as far as I know - certainly no one in my family is etc. and its not as if it happens only after eating a certain type of food for instance.
Hopefully you have had some more luck?? Would be interested to keep in touch.
Thanks