Cricopharyngeal Spasm: A Troubling Feeling of a Lump in the Throat
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- In this video, Dr. Robert Bastian of Bastian Voice Institute explains cricopharyngeal spasm, a problem that causes a troubling sensation of throat constriction or of a foreign body in the throat.
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Cricopharyngeal spasm is caused by over-contraction of the upper esophageal sphincter, or cricopharyngeus muscle, and causes an annoying, preoccupying, even anxiety-provoking sensation of something stuck in the throat, like a "wad of phlegm." A common description is "There is something in my throat that I can't swallow or spit out." Individuals with this problem often have difficulty getting a clear diagnosis, and may see several physicians and undergo unnecessary and unhelpful tests in their quest for an answer. Sometimes also called "globus sensation," this disorder is described and explained in detail.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
1:05 The Symptom Complex
2:47 Normal Functioning of the Cricopharyngeus Muscle
4:02 Overly-contracted muscle causes symptoms
5:15 What if You Relate to These Symptoms?
I’ve had this for 12 years. And sometimes it worsens when stress rises. Always phlegm and clicking sound for every swallow. I realized the less stress the more it disappears so I seize the day and have Jesus by my side
Amen
If you have phlegm in the back of your throat, could be caused by post nasal drip. Maybe you have allergies. Same thing happened to me
Nathalie Garcia what do you take for your allergies
Rosiland Tydus I just try to avoid exposure to the allergen. In my case, it was a dog. I bought a saline nasal spray.. those have no medicine in it, so it’s worth a try.
@@Natibella post nasal drip and still clicking sound in my throat when I swallow. I stay away from dust, dogs and cats. And I take antihistamines only when my eyes and nose swell up
I feel like a pill is stuck in my throat that I can't swallow or spit out.
Not Today same
Same.
howd you get rid of it?
U probably have or had acid reflux and that’s probably how it started because thats how i started getting this problem
I've had this problem since I started getting facial and neck spasms. It's very scary I wish there was more information on this problem.
Dr. Thank you for taking the time to post this video.
How did it go away pls I need an answer
I have this sometimes when I get anxiety. It also might be related to GERD as well, its really disturbing and can cause panic attacks -_-
+Jun0 do you feel this sensation all over your throat or specially one side (right or left). when and how did this choking feeling start?
sometimes the left side, sometimes also feels like theres a knot or ball in the throat, almost like swelling or a pulsating feeling in the back before the nasal cavity area. it hasnt been as bad recently
+Jun0 same bro i think its normal
how u got treated?
I have the exact same thing.
Very relaxing speech .if you're scared ,that's the way a doc should speak to you.very helpful .
Agreed
Thankyou for describing this in so much detail. I have suffered with this for almost 2 years now, and no medical professional has taken the time to explain it properly to me. I now know it has been attributed to my reflux problem and weak LES. I wish someone had told me about this a long time ago, and saved me a lot of worry.
Anyone else thought it was shortness of breath related to covid-19 ?!
Yassss!!! I got so scared
Me too 😷
ME
YYOOOOO i got scared and it only worsen my globus lol 😭
I thought so too. It only happens at night so not sure.
I thought I was alone....
is it gone?
Never alone my brother
Davidtheman3000 don’t think about it how you feeling now?
MsSAL186 not bad i guess thanks for caring
Davidtheman3000 man it’s not Easy going thru this I image how others feel it’s sad
Good evening, l have suffered from this problem for over 20 years with no answer from my physician who says there is nothing wrong. I choke.quite often and it's scary. I am so happy l found your video with all the information on the condition. At least l know it's not all in my mind. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. 🙋🙋🙋🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Very sorry to hear about your problem. Keep in mind that cricopharyngeus spasm (CPS) does not affect voice directly. The sensation of the “lump” can become worse with voice use, and the sense of ease and comfort in using the voice diminish, but the actual quality and capabilities of the voice should not change. (Part 1 of 2; continued in next post...)
I don't have advance medical facilities here in my area i am having the same obstructive feeling but it get prominent more when i speak more low note sounds like [h]. also while laughing and crying it gives pain with choking feel. With this i do have ear pain on one side of my ear usually on (left side) but it shifts sometimes to right side. I'll be highly thankful if you tell me the cause and how can i treat it? Thank you.
Love the way this guy talks. Slow and to the point. Breaking down and simplifying a very complicated and worrisome condition.
Man*
Thank you Dr B for this calm and clear video full of info!
Hey I just was freaking myself out over this and I had the condition for a month and a half. I did a lot of research on my own and came to the conclusion that this was what I had. Then I finally just decided to go to a doctor and found out that it’s just globus, aka anxiety/stress. Working out and drinking a lot of liquids helped out quite a lot and it eventually does go away once you find a good outlet for releasing your stress (id really recommend excercise). Point being is that I diagnosed myself when I shouldn’t have (even though everything in this video is on point) and I finally just went to a doctor to have a medical professional tell me that it’s just anxiety. My point is to not worry about this being anything serious, just work to reduce stress and see a doctor if you’re that concerned!
Crazy that right when I watch this I see my favorite pker
Can you maybe shed a little light on what you felt like? When I pinch under my adams apple I feel a masses of small little balls. Also after eating big meals I feel it get worse.
I saw a doctor and they didnt know what it was ive had this for over a year and its ruining my quality of life im scared to even eat in public i feel anxious im gonna choke sometimes cuz its always there
@@AltJisatsu I went to an ENT specialist. They told me it was post nasal drip and that the small balls I felt were hardened mucus in my throat. I am trying nasal cleaner and mucus softener.
I'm literally trying excercise/breathing methods right now. Has it completely hone and stayed away?
Gotta say this was helpful.
If you stop thinking about it, it goes away, dont worry be positive and everything will work out. I get this everyonce in a while. It lasts a couple of days and then is gone for a long period.
Thanks for the post!
If everyone could speak as clearly as this Doctor. We would not need subtitles.
I have been suffering for 2 years with this and been to many doctors. I feel with your detailed, yet simplified description I will be able to help my current doctor understand.
Thank you so much!
Tell me the cure plz
I feel like I'm gonna die
Barbara Ness how do you even sleep?
Lonaj Gamer Actually I only sleep 1 and a half to 2 hours at a time. I have a lot of health issues, so as tired as I am I have to get my sleep in segments. It’s worse when I first wake, or if I talk/sing. If I start to cry (for whatever reason) my throat gets really tight and I have trouble breathing. Apparently GERD (acid reflux) causes this. I’m going to see a specialist soon.
Barbara Ness I’m having this condition right now and I feel like I’m gonna die
I don’t wanna leave my parent I just turn 18 on August 12 😭
Barbara Ness it does not hurt,I can’t swallow my saliva but I can drink water
thank you for the precise symptom description. exactly what i'm going through since a few weeks on and off, and obviously, it's stress related.
Found a video with an exercise that cured it for a while: move your neck back all the way and roll head left and right while massaging the neck. Do this for a few minutes.
Thank u bro
Massage where?
This did wonders for me! Thanks!
Please give a link of the video.
Fuuuuuuu-
Thank you very much for this video - once I viewed this video everything clicked, it described exactly everything I am going through. I have had upper GIs, barium swallow, CT, and other tests although I have GERD Hiatal hernia and watched my diet, sit up sleeping, and medication nothing seemed to change. This gives me comfort in knowing this information and I will share this with my physicians.
This guys a genius he knows what he's talking about not like some of these other doctors.
I've been experiencing these symptoms for so long in my life that I thought it was a normal thing. I just happened to scroll past this video (wasn't even looking for anything related to this).
My throat feels like it wouldn’t relax
try hot ginger tea it helps me relax my throat
samayza 200 I tried this and it helped me from these extremely difficult symptoms - The main cause I found is silent acid reflux. Who ever sleeps keeping extra pillows- just through all the pillows and keep your head flat. I took 1 flat spoon of baking soda in glass of water and that really helped releasing the symptoms a bit and I took 1 ginger root in mouth for sometime slowly extracting its juice and is another things that helps. Try out these things and you may also get a relief. Good bless everyone !
@@himanshubbb1 thanks I'll try it. I've had this for 13 weeks fucking he'll..
@@thetechnocrat6388 work?
@@chase433 Well I've had it for 10 months now. I found the cause it was similar to what the Bollywood guy said. I've got acid reflux where acid comes up the stomach and it causes these weird tight and lump feeling in the throat. It's a lot better now if I eat simple and light. I also take antacids so that helps a lot. Do u also have acid reflux? It's one of the most common causes. And sadly it's permanent it never heals.Hope u get well soon man. Ask me anything
Thank you for offering such a lucid & concise explanation.
thanks for the informative video. you are the first person i have come across who seems to 'get' the feeling that i have tried to describe to my doctor.
i will mention Cricopharyngeus Spasm to him at my next appointment and see what he says about it.
i can tell by your demeanor that you are a person of integrity.
thank you, and keep up the good work.
Dr Bastian you've been a huge help thank you for everything you do.
You are ever so welcome, and all the best!
Laryngopedia Also always when I tell to my parents, they don't belive me and doctor has said it will be gone but it did NOT :(
I am all stressed out...
This is definitely not the greatest symptom in the middle of 2020...
Angelica Amora JBDJNFVHV(JBUGDEAE PREY FOR ME
True
I think we all got this symptom because of everything happening in 2020
@@chasityharvey7525 true. I already had this in the past year or so before corona shit ever happens so I kinda knew.. buuut that's not to say it helped with the anxiety tho 😂😂😂
@@katherinebaginski7609 Ooo kinky 😏
WHAT A ❤-LY DOCTOR..
Reading through some of the vast amount of comments...and noticed A LOT of real interactions/answers. KUDOS!!!
Just making sure you saw this written description of the disorder, and what to do about it.... laryngopedia.com/cricopharyngeus-spasm-and-what-to-do-about-it/
Thank you very much! My anxiety is already subsiding now after getting this explanation. The anxiety was clearly making it worse. At first I thought I was having an allergic reaction. But after it coming and going I finally looked up "lump in my throat". It feels like when you need to cry and you hold it back. I of course, at these times had no reason for this feeling. Then I thought my tongue was swelling but now I can tell that it is having a has time relaxing because I'm reacting to this lump feeling.
Thank you for helping with answers. If it continues I will see my doctor.
Did it go away
Is it gone....?
I had the same thing.. it’s caused by silent reflux
Yes. Oddly I haven't had it since (just those few times) without getting any help for it.
omg i think this is what i have because its not worse in the morning when i wake up its worse after being awake a while
dynacoA25 that’s me
dynacoA25 I tried this and it helped me from these extremely difficult symptoms - The main cause I found is silent acid reflux. Who ever sleeps keeping extra pillows- just through all the pillows and keep your head flat. I took 1 flat spoon of baking soda in glass of water and that really helped releasing the symptoms a bit and I took 1 ginger root in mouth for sometime slowly extracting its juice and is another things that helps. Try out these things and you may also get a relief. Good bless everyone !
same
Bollywood Maza I have extra pillows to keep my head up so how do I still get this sensation? As the way my head sits should stop acid reflux?
@@thetechnocrat6388 but I have used stomach medicine no result
Several have asked for more information about treatment options. We have just uploaded an article filling this information in. Please use the following link to find that article. laryngopedia.com/cricopharyngeus-spasm-and-what-to-do-about-it/
Thank you, this is very helpful. Ive been to the hospital twice for this condition, but nothing really came of it. None of the nurses/doctors seem to really know. Ive been given an appointment to get an endoscopy just to make sure its not something more serious (cancer) but im extremely doubtful of that. I believe its stress related.
All of the occasions I can remember this happening (maybe 5 times in my life) have been during times of extreme stress and anxiety. As well, I have tourettes syndrome, which causes nervous tics and gets worse with stress. However considering I have had tourettes my entire life and dont normally have this issue, I believe its incidental. I think stress is to blame. This video was extremely helpful, because it at least gave a more concrete medical explanation for whats happening. Usually I can only struggle to explain it to people, but this video has helpful terminology. It made me feel more relaxed, too, having a more clear answer.
2019 squad where you at?
Sean Eredia right here fam
Here looking for answers😂.
One more for the club
Count me in
Right here man!
I had been experiencing these symptoms for about 2 weeks. Repeated searching online turned up very little aside from cancer. While this made me very anxious about the condition, I kept feeling like it was something else. It felt more like a muscular tension than what I would expect from a tumour. After repeated searches, my terms changed a little bit and I ended up at this video. While watching, my symptoms immediately began to become less severe. Today, about 12 hours later, my symptoms are almost gone. I was really starting to stress myself out about it which was making it worse but since watching this video I feel much less anxiety about it. Now, to get some time off from work to take a vacation and hopefully clear it up all together. Thank you for this video... it helped a lot if not completely cured me :)
+Mike D do you feel this sensation all over your throat or specially one side (right or left). when and how did this choking feeling start?
Mike D sew
I feel like ther are something on my throat like mucus. It sometimes go and sometimes its there i dont feel any pain just a little discomfort. I realize is im feeling that lump when im overthinking and stressed. Its like my brain saying: oh... Shes over thinking again lets add little lump on your throat so she can be more scared and went ballistic over it. THIS IS REALLY BAD BECAUSE my hands get clammy and feel cold and sweaty and everything got difficulty in breathing and I feel like im going to die. It sucks! 😭😭
Salie Aninang I’m so sorry I know how you feel :(
Salie Aninang salie I have the exact same symptoms as you mentioned, its not a ball its more like swelling or like mucus as you said and it comes and goes but it often stays for at least half a day and it could be trigger by anxiety but it definitely makes me more anxious because I worry that it will block my airway. I experience anaphylaxis with certain foods and it causes dangerous swelling in the throat so when I get those symptoms I’m not sure if it’s allergies or this strange condition 😭anyways no worried you’re not alone! Let me know if you have any updates cause I rarely see people with the same exact feeling
Your welcome. I hope my experience can be of help to some.
Of course this video by Dr Bastian is the most helpful. I'm very grateful to this man for making this video. As soon as I saw this video, I said to myself, finally someone who actually knows what my problem is.
Thank you so much for this channel. Invaluable again.
This come on me 8 months ago . During the day its there and when I lay down to sleep, it goes away. Sometimes the lump-pressure causes me to feel dizzy and short of breath . But like I said, it all goes away at night while sleeping . I keep praying to God for healing .
Did it go away?
Yes, God is our solution!! Nothing else
I had this when I was stressed for 2 weeks. I was preoccupied thinking of many things. When the stress went away, I never had the feeling of lump or anything. Even the chest pain went away.
melvin nizel alarca I just woke up with this concern ! And i am beyond stressed I’m hoping I can just relax 😭
I'm so scared right now I'm worrying that I have throat cancer then looking it up on Google just ignite my anxiety even more I'm probably going to go to the hospital
Kiki Aliens did you get it fix how did it goes away ?
Thank you Doctor Jason, I feel so much better that you have described what I’m going through.
Lily J this man died
Thanks for your comment. Physicians are cautioned and cautioned not to make diagnoses on persons you haven't met, and so that is why I point our a direction and then say consult your personal physician. What I will do, however, is to write a summary of what to do and place it as another article on the journal tab of Laryngopedia. So much to do...! :-).
Have they tested for mold in your home or work place? Any new move or etc when this started? They have 7 dollar mold tests at Home Depot. Maybe try not running the air or heater and see how you feel. I was told to remove any carpets. That helped tons. Then getting out and walking to get the body moving helped me along with allergy med. I hope this helps. I know how scary it is.
hi Doctor. very helpful your video and thank you!!!!. I have these exact syptoms exactly as per your video. Where can i see the recommendations you have put for cure;
Often, once people become completely sure of the diagnosis (with the help of a personal physician), then they can begin to take the choking sensation and “throw it over their shoulder,” as with the feeling of a contact lens or a pair of glasses. It seems that, for many, breaking the cycle of worry is a powerful beginning to relief. (“Drat-there’s that crazy tight muscle again..." *Shrug*)
(Consider this informational, not medical advice. Don't act without input from your personal physician.)
I've had this for a couple of months. I too felt like I had a pill stuck in my throat. Mine is not that bad. I had neck surgery for the second time nine months ago and I thought it had something to do with that. I talked to my surgeon and he said throat mussels sometime does that but most of the time it goes away. I saw an ENT doctor in Montgomery Alabama. He told me he thought I had a cricopharyngeal spasm. Basically my throat mussel tightened up. He said there are were four things to try. I'm not going in depth with is explanations but here they are: (1) Leave it alone and see it if corrects itself. (2) Get a Botox injection to relax the mussel but sometimes you'll have to keep getting shots as if it does not fix all the time. (3) Stritch it with an endoscope type procedure. (4) Perform throat surgery where they where they make an incision in the throat mussel to make it relax/stitch the mussel. I just saw him last week and I haven't done anything as of yet. I am getting a routine colon scope next month and I told my gastroenterologist about my neck problem. He is from University of Alabama Birmingham and comes down to the Montgomery Clinic at Baptist South. He acted like he knew what was going on and he said he can perform a procedure to stritch my neck mussel. Of course not using the same endoscope. LOL I hope this information helps someone.
Roy Goggins plo
Any update on this? Thank you
Be sure to compare and contrast cricopharyngeus spasm with cricopharyngeus dysfunction. There is a video on both of these. One causes a sensation of a lump but swallowing is fine and actually makes the lump sensation go away briefly; the other causes tendency for solid food and pills to lodge in the mid-neck level and require careful chewing, liquid chaser, and dietary modification (or surgery).
I have read everything you sent Tom, thank you again for sharing. I have been having this problem for years and years so this feedback really helps.
CPS might last that long; even so, symptoms fluctuate. Often the best treatment is a clear diagnosis: for many, this relieves anxiety and seems to start the process of resolution. Occasionally we suggest relaxation techniques, with help from a qualified SLP or PT. Muscle relaxation medication is another option, though I myself don't recommend this as continuous or ongoing treatment.
(Please consider this informational, not medical advice. Don’t act without input from your personal physician.)
Sometimes I have a feeling of something in my throat, or have a feeling of needing to swallow, or if I can't swallow then I feel like I can't breathe, but can't so I drink something to be able to swallow. This happens without thought sometimes just sitting there watching a movie and I have NEVER been STRESSED out or anxious about ANYTHING !
Same I go through this everyday
@@ervin7124 same
@@ervin7124 me to so today im going to get a check up
Sorry to hear this is happening to you! Please check the video on Laryngospasm, as cricopharyngeus spasm does not typically awaken from sleep or cause breathing symptoms. Laryngospasm causes both of these...Type "laryngospasm" into the search window of UA-cam or on www.laryngopedia.com
Consider looking at descriptions of a different problem: Inability to belch with loud gurgling noises, chest pressure, abdominal bloating and even distinction, and flatulence. Check out www.laryngopedia. A couple of links within that site explain this more fully. laryngopedia.com/retrograde-cricopharyngeus-dysfunction/ OR laryngopedia.com/burping-disorder/
I tried this and it helped me from these extremely difficult symptoms - The main cause I found is silent acid reflux. Who ever sleeps keeping extra pillows- just throw all the pillows and keep your head flat. I took 1 flat spoon of baking soda in glass of water and that really helped releasing the symptoms a bit and I took 1 ginger root in mouth for sometime slowly extracting its juice is another thing that helps. Try out these things and you may also get a relief. God bless everyone !
It's true
I have it now for 5 days....I started antidepressants for the past 2 weeks...it is the side effects of antidepressants that upsetting my stomach and silent reflux..once body get adjust...it will be fine
@@tanwirahmed9305 how many weeks before it was gone? and what did you do?
How r u now
@@tanwirahmed9305how r u now
Not eating enough can even be the cause. The underlying stress causes one to eat less. Others say it went away after expressing their emotions.
Long Evenings I noticed when I starved myself because of the fear it makes it worse. And about the emotions omg yes! Most people who are introvert suffer from this. And hello I’m one. Ugh it only happens to me when I’m going through a crisis.
I was worried that I might have throat cancer, scary thought, Dr. thank you so much!
Thank God i thought this was something more worse and i thought I was the only one this videi literally saved my life
You my friend are a beautiful, beautiful man.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
when i lay down on my side and swallow i feel something in my throat i get up and try i make myself swallow cause it's painful something crack in my neck and then it's gone don't feel anything later and this happen sometimes and only when i lay down on my side !!!!what is this
very useful, thank you so much Dr. Robert Bastian
thank you..this is amazing..very helpful..most doctors won't think of these disorders..
May I please ask you a favour fo tell us the remedies to treat this please
Try valium
I've been dealing with this since 2015/2016 and I was told because I have chronic sinusitis and the drainage was affecting my tonsils and the only time I noticed it happen was when I had lots of drainage from my nose to my throat. So I was given antibiotics and then it would go awayand repeat itself every so often. I finally went to an ENT and was advised to have my tonsils removed and I did and for a while I didn't feel it but today it's back. And I've searched high and low for answers but nothing really other than this and cancer (And I don't think that's the case). So I'll go back to my ENT this week and explain to him again and see what's going on. I'll keep you all in my prayers and hopefully find something to help this cause it's kind of irritating but I rather be alive and irritated.
Mrs. Brown Same here. Try a cup of water with a spoon of apple cider vinegar two times a day til it clears your sinusitis.
Nathalie Garcia thanks I’m going to try that....
Denise Brown you’re welcome! its best to use the organic apple cider vinegar for best results
@@sbrown566 are u okay now
@@vishaljain5516 I still feel it from time to time. How about you?
This man seems to be have great knowledge... Dear sir I love your videos
For a month now, I am feeling difficulty when I force my saliva down into the throat. However, when I eat, I don't feel like I am having a problem at all. Though I am not experiencing any pain, I started to worry if this can be life threatening. Thanks to google search, it worsened my fear. After some serious search, I landed in your video and I am very relieved now. I am having an appointment with my physician this week, just to make sure that every thing is normal.
So glad to hear this, and all the best as you see your personal physician!
I want to ask every body who watches this video something for research purposes. Have you ever had nasal problems? Do you have problem breathing through the nose? Most prominently do you have a deviated septum?
I know it sounds weird relating this to the nose but I have made a few observations since having Gerd and this feeling in particular. Some people believe that this problem is caused by trapped air in the neck. Well I got to thinking about how this air becomes trapped. Firstly I believe many of us are breathing primarily through our mouth instead of our nose (this definitely applies for me). Breathing issues, panic and anxiety can do this to you.
When we are breathing through our mouth (which is not natural) the mouth and throat become dry and I believe it creates this feeling.
Get back to me, especially if you have nasal issues or a deviated septum. It may show as a crooked nose on one side. It's just my theory but if I can see that others have these issues too then I believe it may hold credence.
Thank you All,
May god bless and protect you.
Sorry this is 5 years later but currently experiencing this, I have a deviated septum and large nasal polyp and whilst eating felt I couldn't breathe between mouthfuls, felt trapped etc. I also often inhale pieces of food.
You were/we 100% onto something. Improper breathing, anxiety, exhaustion of muscles causes mine.
I've been suffering with this globus sensation in my throat for almost two years. I'm at my wits end.
How is your neck posture?
Big oof
Do you experience short breath?
Did you fix it yet?
I’ve had this for one year now soon please let me know if you have solved this anyone
Thank you for making this video!!! 🙏🙏🙌💖
Wow thanks for helping me identify my weird little problem that I've had for a few weeks now!
I feel lump in my throat rn but i think because of stress im stressful this days i’ll try to relax more and stop thinking thank you
Exactly
Is it still there? How r u now?
It dissappears without a trace, give it 2,3 weeks. Mine lasted 4 coz i was paranoid. Its a spasm= muscles= needs time to heal😇😁
Conclusion: its not permanent and u are not doomed
Ayrat Akchurin im going thru this now ty for telling me this I was panicking
Ayrat Akchurin when you had this was it hard for you to breath and yawn this is my third day and now it hurts when swallowing food before it just disappeared then came back later now I can’t yawn which is making me have panic attacks because I can’t take deep breaths idk what to do
There is a time when my throat feel so constricted that it produce a lot of saliva and cause shortness of breath. I had panic attack and will throw up to feel better
Does throwing up help?
Is it gone now.....what did you use?
Thanks Dr. Robert Bastian, To Funny…I feel better just understanding what is going on ! As a working musician I thought it was my singing voice ? Thank You for your informative video Doctor and Merry Christmas to you and your family..Cheers
My God you are my life saver and God sent from above I have been in and out to my doctor they can’t understand what’s wrong for two months I just decided to look on UA-cam in an intentional to I’d answers about this extreme discomfort and you explain exactly the way I fee I just cry now because you just answered my questions may God bless you and give you a very healthy long happy life to help us than you so so much Doctor 🙏🙏🙏
I have this exact issue! I've had loads of stress, anxiety and acid reflux lately so I think it's related to that. I'm gonna work on tackling that before I go waste money at a doctor. It gives you the impression that you won't be able to breathe but my air flow has been fine, if that changes I'll go to doc.
Did you go to a doctor? I have the same issue for two weeks now yesterday i was fine but today i was stressed so i got the symptoms again i guess this has something to do with anxiety you have to relax
@@aw-g same here , issues started a month ago,anticipating this sensation causes anxiety and anxiety causes this sensation , are guy still having same problems?
Sometimes it even feels nice. But some days its hell
Thank you for sharing you experience. It was very helpful.
Thank you man, appreciate the video.
I want to cry... My family thinks I am crazy. But my throat feels swollen all the time
Its related to anxiety
So I was debating whether it was due to acid reflux or allergic reaction, but when I sleep, my throat then wakes up normal. But yes it did start at a job where I worked for three years and it was a toxic work environment
@@yadiracabrera7625
Same I tend to overthink a lot, I thought anxiety was all in my head...
Ohh you're not imagining this sensation. Don't give up plz seek doctors help
@@yadiracabrera7625 you should go for a few tests such as CT scan, Barium Swallow, EMG or ultrasound to rule out any possible causes.
When i swallow my saliva there's something small ball stuck inside of my throat..
-edit because my english is bad
How was now is every thing ok??
Mitchell Athmann i have it too i’m scaredd
@Mitchell Athmann how u cure it
If you press your neck does it making swallowing better that's how I feel
@Sarah B yeah I do it because sometimes I end up not being able to swallow and end up panicking and getting anxious
He is 100% spot on.
I’m writing this quite late at night. I dare not to go to bed, even though I have to get to work early. The sensation gets much more suffocating if I go to bed when I`m not dead tired to sleep. So for the past to months, I`ve been trying everything from love making, smoking pot, breathing exercises, to gargling salt water, reading books while I`m havind a few glas of wine, and yet nothing has helped. And the books I`ve been reading could normaly knock anyone out like you where reading phonebooks.This is affecting the quality of my life. And I don`t know what is triggering this. I am a happy person.
But tonight, after watching this video, I feel that there might be hope. I feel that the doctor is exactly describing my symptoms. And that is the most important thing before a treatment. I`m so greatfull to the doctor. I’ve been so desperate lately as to seek help with quacks and people I normally resent.
I`m going to show this video to my doctor and see what he will suggest.
Thank you so much and all the best in your search!
i feel like a soft smooth pill stuck that i cant swallow or spit i drink water but it doesnt work one bit
Do you feel better now? :(
I feel like wanting to have some kind of aspiration tool to aspire the wad of phlegm out of my chest and bottom end of my throat.
I had this problem and the doctor refered me to a specialist. The specialist was superb I did have to have it checked with a nasal camera, this is not as bad as I thought also. Confirmed this condition and im glad. But a good specialist is needed just to confirm thus and out your mind at rest. Still have the problem but it's less worry now. Great video.
Here you go, and I hope it helps. laryngopedia.com/cricopharyngeus-spasm-and-what-to-do-about-it/
I want to say i been having these symptoms for over a year now. Im concerned about whats going on. Im constantly swallowing or spitting and it feels wierd when i swallow but not when im eating. Eating soothes it but then it that feeling comes back what the hell is it!!!
@PARK im experiencing the same for a couple pf days now 😔
@PARK Thank you, im actually doing it evey time i feel something in my throat. Bdw, thank u too for your reminder Yes God is coming soon 🥰
Mine feels like a hair and it's just on one side. Could it be the same thing?
Heidi Johannes do you feel it like in the lower bottom of you’re throat?
Cindy, no. It more feels like its the upper part of my throat. And my right side. But, to be honest with you, sometimes it's really hard to tell where it's at.
Cricopharyngeus spasm doesn't cause pain, but a feeling of pressure or a lump in the throat. And that feeling diminishes while eating. A symptom of true pain as you describe demands careful examination by an ENT doctor--especially if any history of sustained smoking or alcohol use. If this examination turns up nothing, we consider other less common diagnoses like hyoidynia, neuralgia, etc. (Consider this informational, not medical advice. Don't act without input from your personal physician.)
Thank you Dr. Robert Bastian, I can go to sleep peacefully now, I was thinking that I had throat cancer but I still have to go see my doctor though.
Sorry for your distress. I have seen CPS occur in three primary contexts: In some, it occurs out of the blue with no discernible explanation. In others (a fairly large group) it seems to correlate with life stress, though CPS often starts after some days or weeks of “coping” with that life stress. In a third very small group, it seems to have started after a painful swallowing episode--meat stuck transiently in the throat, for example. (continued in next post...)
unfortunately I got some mild tinnitus on my left ear a week ago, now, the sound isn't bothersome and i forget it completely during the day, but apparantly my throat began to feel tight a couple of days later after i got tinnitus, is there a link between the fullness i feel in my ear and the contraction (i feel a pressure difference between the sorrounding air and my inner ear)
When i swallow anything i feel like food is stuck in my throat.. help?
From what you are saying, I would suggest you consider a problem called retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction. The basis is inability to burp causing gurgling noises, abdominal / chest discomfort and bloating, and flatulence. Here are some URL’s to check out:
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Laryngopedia wer is it?
laryngopedia.com/cant-burp-you-may-have-r-cpd-the-inability-to-burp/
Thank you! Doctors haven't been able to help me!
I ate a hight concentrated mint pills and i felt like my tongue and my throat are super dry!! After that i start feeling like there is something stuck in my throat i can not swallow easily.. please i need the answer for that i cant sleep!.
Ahmed Al Harthi I tried this and it helped me from these extremely difficult symptoms - The main cause I found is silent acid reflux. Who ever sleeps keeping extra pillows- just through all the pillows and keep your head flat. I took 1 flat spoon of baking soda in glass of water and that really helped releasing the symptoms a bit and I took 1 ginger root in mouth for sometime slowly extracting its juice and is another things that helps. Try out these things and you may also get a relief. Good bless everyone ! Also try reciting surah Manzil. if you are Muslim..
Thank you for your video. I can’t actually live with this. You have given me hope to get me through one more night. I haven’t been able to eat solids in 38 days I can’t live like this. If I try and eat a cough and cough and cough I’m coughing now it’s 10 pm at night I’ve coughed since 5 pm I’m exhausted I have no life I read about all the other people online you have no quality of life and can’t live with this either. Always work out my onus on my own doctors never do it’s always me but this one’s a hard one because I don’t know if it’s the three pinch nerve some bulges in my neck and cervical spine I don’t know if it’s an implant in the breast leaking I don’t know if it’s the sinus surgery I had in January of this year that went bad when I lost half the blood in my body and you can still see sinus disease in my skull on the scan and why is it when I take tablets to liquefy mucus does it get a little bit better?
Please if you can help me in anyway I’m begging you I can’t live like this
It sounds like you may have sensory neuropathic cough. Go to www.laryngopedia.com and type the search term "cough" and you will find an abundance of information on intractable coughing. All the best to you...
Thank you 🙏 it’s 1:32 am And I’m still coughing I have pain in the centre of my chest my tongue at the back doesn’t feel normal and my neck has three impinged nerve & disc bulges I’m not sure if that is creating this. I feel like I might have pneumonia. Hurts when I breathe then but the inner lining of my throat is so raw and tender which is strange if you touch it with your finger you can set your whole throat off where the pain is 500 out of ten .. Worst pain I’ve felt since I’ve been alive and it feels like you’ve swallowed petrol and someone has lit u on fire 🔥. The hospital here treats me terribly they won’t help me I did a swallow test and that was it. I’m booked in to see a professor of ENT that’s not till the 31st I don’t think I’ll last that long I think it will end up being a medical emergency. The whole day today I couldn’t talk because my brain is so traumatised from living this way I couldn’t talk until 5 pm this afternoon. I hope I survive this because I can’t take it
@@Laryngopedia plz help me i am having this cough
Hi! Love this video. Very informative. I've have been searching for such information for 5 years now. Does this problem also affects speech or singing? It seems to be triggered immediately in my throat when I eat anything oily, specially affecting my voice. I have lot of trouble speaking/ singing including all the troubled feeling mention in this video. Could Circophayrngeal Spasm precisely be a reason to this sensation?
Here is a summary of this disorder with expanded treatment information. laryngopedia.com/cricopharyngeus-spasm-and-what-to-do-about-it/
I’ve had this lump in my throat feeling every day for over a month now. I do have atrial fibrillation (afib) heart arrhythmia which I had a ablation procedure back in 2012. Also had a C6-C7 cervical disk replacement too, kinda where this feeling in my throat is coming from.. My mind is going nuts from this... Depressed anxiety every day so nervous
How are you doing now?
I had a problem similar to this before and it turned out to be a sinusitis. I treated the sinus infection and it went away, but the constant feeling of lumps in my throat was horrible.
how long did you treat your sinusitis before the lump was gone?
Thanks a million for this Video. I had this for YEARS, just couldn't explain what it is, just like he is saying. Just was at the Doctor and he told me it is Globus ……… ( strange name) and its just Anxiety. It is very UNCOMFORTABLE as it is there all day, but my GP just gave me some medicine. And no one seems to understand you at all. Thank God I have learned more about it, and I wish all a happy ending to this miserable feeling. A big thanks to this Doctor.
Omg this guy is 100% thanks you very much. Great information
I get air stuck in the front part of my throat but I can breath just fine, I burp it out and I'm fine, anyone know why this might be?
Yea
it feels like something is in my throat and i keep making a noise
My throat keeps making these gurgling noises and it feels like a trapped air/gas bubble in my throat! so uncomfortable.
Very informative. Thank you.
You have explained so clearly. Thank you so much.
My pleasure.