obstruction in my throat

[black bunny]

Hi everyone - I am going to see my doctor about this if it doesn't improve in a few days, but in the meantime I wonder if anyone could give me their thoughts on my problem.

It feels like there's an obstruction in my throat/windpipe - hard to describe but it's like I've swallowed something which hasn't gone completely down. It's not very painful, but it's very uncomfortable.

Anyone any ideas? Grateful for any responses!

[Ethel]

As you are not choking and are able to breathe and swallow, my guess is globus hystericus.

This is the unpleasant sensation of a lump in the throat as you describe and is caused by stress and anxiety. It feels very real and is not anything to be embarrassed about.

I have known the symptoms of this to be so unpleasant it puts people off their food.

Go to your doctor to make sure, but I believe it is symptomatic of underlying stress problems.

Good luck.

[Scarlett]

It could be that you have scratched your throat by eating something sharp, which gives the feeling that there is something still there. It should fade in a few days but see the Doc anyway.

[mimififi]

it sounds like an enlarged epiglotis. If you are able to take aspirin, get some some soluable aspirin and gargle with it.

My husband gets this and this is what the pharma told him to do. If you get it repeatedly, go see your GP.

[loopyc]

i had the same problem, and as ethel says it is stress related.

[WendyS]

It may well be stress related, but have you been eating fish lately? Sometimes, especially with kippers or other fish with very tiny bones, one can get caught. If that is the case, the best way of clearing it is to eat some soft bread and butter which will move it down. If it is a bone, possibly it can have passed through eventually but scratched the tender internal flesh. If it hasn't cleared after 24 hours suggest you see a doctor.