@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Globus sensation is also anxiety based… I have a very good theory what causes nasal polyps but can’t seem to get an ENT to talk to me without consultation fee 🤷🏼♂️… are you interested in this conversation Vik?
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon I have slept on a 5 degree angle (inclined like the ancient egyptians) for last 8 years which i know has saved my life… look up Andrew K Fletcher Inclined bed therapy…
I went for a gastroscopy today. They found nothing. But for four years i have been choking on food like potatoes..bread meat chicken. Food just goes down very very slowly. I had the worst day of my life today with the fear of this gastroscopy today. I understand so much better now after watching this video. I wish you were my doctor. Thank you so much for this
There is an illness called achalasia. Although it is unlikely, because it is quite rare, it might be worth looking into this. You would need to see an upper GI consultant rather than ENT.
Many desperate people finding it difficult to access any healthcare at the moment. I am very concerned with the constant lump feeling in my throat, can't get anyone to take me seriously for love nor money. Super worried that it could be something serious. Will try anything to get rid of this lump feeling in throat. Thank you for your dedication and effort to help those who feel abandoned. Would be super happy to come to any event that you set up. I'll be keeping an eye open for any info that you may send me. Many thanks.
First thank you for your video but I think I have a problem with the flap and the opening in my throat there seems to be and area that itches Once food or drink passes near it it forces me to cough what is causing this I can’t eat Please help
CALCIUM. More specifically low calcium. I have been suffering with this feeling for nearly a year. The main thing that has changed in my life lately was I largely cut out meat and dairy. I saw an dr. eric berg video on globus here on youtube ('what to do for lump in throat' is the title). He recommended taking two specific forms of calcium supplements. If you search hypocalcemia/low calcium one of symptoms is issues with throat and breathing. Vitamin D can be needed to help absorb calcium (which is partly why some supplements even have both, I assume). My avoiding cheese completely and this sensation from hell lined up perfectly. I can't even believe how much better I feel. I have been taking magnesium, vitamin D and now calcium which all can help various things (such as anxiety to help me relax over this)... but the calcium is what really got it to go away. First I ordered food with some cheese in it, also took a daily multi vitamin which started to help. Then I got calcium supplements and FINALLY. I didn't connect the dots until later but days when I'd eat a lot of edamame and broccoli, I would feel my throat relax. Even on the merck website hypocalcemia has various mentions of the throat issues with non medicine recommendations. (take calcium and vitamin D may be needed also). I still think acid reflux is probably the major issue, but it is disappointing to not see more on calcium on various website, cause it fixed it within hours. I highly recommend calcium supplements. I will also say - too much calcium in the form of tums is what killed my father being on dialysis for years. Calcified his insides until many amputations and eventually heart attacks. So you need to be extremely careful at least on dialysis. However for 36 year old me, wow calcium finally helped me. Combined with vitamin D supplementation in the winter I feel night and day different than the last entire year plus whenever I was eating no cheese/dairy. I hope this helps someone else. It is literally a side effect of low calcium listed all over on many sources.
I had globus hystrictus it was awful and I thought I had cancer eventually I had a camera down nothing was there it was anxiety and once I started realising this it totally disappeared
I’m currently very worried that I have throat cancer. Is there anyway you can help me rule it out? Or how did you rule out throat cancer? My anxiety is so bad about it that I can’t sleep.. thinking about going to get checked out but if I can be proven wrong about my symptoms being cancer that would be incredible. 😬💚
How u getting on? ive got the same feeling nd abd been thinking the same be over 3 plus weeks now feels like something is in my throat im clearing my throat all the time bringing up small clear mucus type sliva intermittent voice changes mild aches in throat all day i can swallow food with no pains and been to docs theyve all checked me over and sent me away one give me a leflet on anxiety ive been worried sick with it
To all of you experiencing frustration or difficulty with this, trust me, it gets so much better as time goes on. I have a mix of severe anxiety, acid reflux, and had chronic post nasal drip. I’ve been experiencing this for a little over a year now and there are tons on times I let it get to me but I can tell you that after a while you forget it’s even happening, you will get through this, any people finding a better way to treat or help comment below!
I feel like something struck in my throat. It’s completely making me depressed and can’t able to overcome from it. Past 9days I’m undergoing this problem. Can anyone give some words towards it ?
I had this feeling for 4 months Had a camera down yesterday and thankfully was clear Your video bought me great comfort and understanding of this so thank you
I have been to ENT multiple times with something which I believe is something effecting my throat. Your videos are helping to ease my anxiety so thankyou
I had this and now take ACV each morning and it has helped hugely! I found out that normal acid in stomach makes the upper valve close properly but if the acid isn't as strong which happens as we age the valve doesnt close properly causing acid reflux and a feeling of a lump in the throat. I learnt this from Dr Berg who has a vid explaining how it all works. I am so grateful. No drugs necessary! 😊
Thanks. For a short synopsis, this has to be one of the best informative and indepth explanations on the web about this/these conditions. Very well explained and clearly put. Obviously second nature doc knowing your craft well. For a sufferer going through this myself, the sleep deprevation , constant ill affect and anxiety alone is brutal. silence many suffer with. This definitely gave me some relief based on the treatment methods, explanations and knowing it can be cured.
I have been suffering with this on and off for a year. See my post here and how a side effect of low calcium can cause this. I started taking calcium supplements and it went away within hours. Might not be your issue, but wow it helped me. I was really suffering. I also have been taking vitamin D and magnesium which might help, but it was the calcium added last that really, really helped me. I hope it helps you too. I had been having heartburn so I also was trying to reduce that but it wasn't enough. Anxiety made it worse yes, but the magnesium and vitamin D especially has helped a little bit with that.
I wish I could come to England and have you examine my throat! So many doctors are not willing to go into this detail in examination and just choose the easiest option which doesnt help at all and then tell you it's your fault! It would be so great to really know what's going on and treat that!
Let me guess the dr’s say you got anxiety. I honestly don’t have these symptoms. I have a constant annoying pain around by throat and jaw. I swear my lymph nodes are the source of the pain. The dr says to take these anti depressants. I said heck no.
They always want to say everything is anxiety! I'm a mental health therapist! I know what anxiety is!!! I once had a bad reaction to a medication and it was causing tachycardia. Of course they tried to give me anxiety medication which I did not take 🙄 ended up with my whole body twitching until they finally realized the issue. Took one 2 weeks for the meds to finally leave my body.
@ugabuga1361 oh yeah I totally understand that I had my doctor after a lengthy conversation about nodes they found in my lungs and that I was having trouble breathing et cetera they had done a CT scan 2 years prior and said the nodes looked the same in the 2ct scans and then asked if I was in therapy. I laughed so hard and looked him dead in the face and said Yes actually for the last 15 years. And his face turned into a face of Shame and I said don't even go near the fact you think that this is in my head. Turns out a year later I've got rheumatoid arthritis and their rheumatoid nodules which can be really bad on top of the fact that now my joints are starting to become deformed all because they thought I needed therapy🤬🤬🤬
1. My throat-clearing is not so much caused by that *one liter of nasal mucus per day* and a swallowing problem, but for the fact that my vocal cords and tissues are *overly neurally activated*. My ENT said that I have mild edema and erythema of the vocal cords. Your information fits the phenomenon. 2. Probably need a barium-swallow esophagram. Would those *mucosal patches* or pharyngal pouches* have showed up on an endoscopy? I had the endoscopy at the Gastrointestinal department. The test results were negative for "everything" down to the duodenum. The doctor observed a small hiatus hernia. 3. My globus is abating, but I have a bit of dysphagia. I am trying my own swallowing exercises. Great writing, doctor. Very much to the point. You have completed a lot of missing information that I could not figure from Dr. Jamie Koufman, Dr. Johnathon Aviv, and hundreds of articles and videos that I watched. Will read your e-book. Thank you from America!
God bless you! Finally a doctor that knows something about what I have been going through! I have so much trouble swallowing food, even drinking liquids slow down and gets stuck in an area in my neck. As if the food and drink is trying to move past a lump in the way. Even when I swallow saliva I feel the lump. I have a history of acid reflux and hiatus hernia. I had this hiatus hernia for decades. Then they did another barium swallow, ( the first one I had about 30 yrs ago that showed and diagnosed large hernia) a say they didn't see one; they said it was gone! I have been on acid pump inhibitors for over 30 yrs. If I stop taking them, I vomit blood from the acid. I also have severe esophageal spasms that feel like and mimic a heart attack. I have to take Glycerol Trinitrate spray. Food is always in my esophagus and mostly undigested for many hours later. There's always something coming up. I think I still have the hernia. I also have a ton of pullups in my stomach that are what bleed. But with the lump in my neck food gets stuck and won't move. If I drink to try and move it, the liquid won't go past and painfully fills above it and it all pours out when I tip forward. It is an awful problem. My GP, who is new, my old one retired, doesn't seem concerned and seems to not understand. The Consultant I was seeing for the pollups and getting scopes every two yrs to get a sample and check for changes in the pollups, just decided to drop me. He said they were monitoring it long enough. Even though I have such a history even of an ulcer, he dropped me. I have to get my GP to get me back on a waiting list to see someone for this problem. I have been fearful of a tumour or some growth there. You have calmed my fears and gave me hope. It is very frightening to get it stuck there and it won't shift. I chew well and small bites but, still a problem. Like I said, even water slows down going past the lump, which I think may be the cricopharyngees muscle. Especially with my history. Should I see an ENT consultant like yourself here in Ireland, or another type of consultant? Thank you again for calming some of my worries. God bless you!✝️🕊🙏🏻
HOW I CURED MY GLOBUS! So background story first, i had my globus for two weeks now and its so frustrating like something is slightly holding my throat. Its not painful but feeling it there irritates me so much. Tho there are times in the day that i dont feel it first when i wake up in the morning and when im eating. So one afternoon i decide to play my guitar randomly and singing cuz we have a performance in our school. I sang for like straight 30 min and after that I didn't notice it yet but when i lie down in bed it was goneeee.I also discovered ways to ease the sensation and who knows this might remove yours. Since globus sensation is due to muscle contraction inside your throat i try to vomit myself and what i notice is that my esophagus feels enlarged and the sensation hoes away You can also try exercising because when you exercise your throat expands due to need of air and it will easen the sensation. Hope this works!
I had globus due to iron deficiency without anemia from over a decade of blood donations. Did not know that was a thing. Started supplementing with heme iron and it resolved in a few weeks.
I wish I had seen this video 30 years ago. I have been taken acid reflux my hole life with no success. You explain it so well. Thanks for your videos your helping alot of people
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for this video. I have been suffering from LPR for about 10 years now. Comes and goes for long periods of time. As of today another bout is going on. I use Gaviscon Advice but did NOT know how often to use it.....I do now. Thank you so much for all the information. So helpful for me.
What a superb channel this it. I was looking for advice like this that I can trust but I never expected to be fortunate enough to find something as great as this. Solid information wonderfully explained. Thank you very much.❤️👍
Have you ever had someone describe their globus sensation to go away in any sort of social situation? I have it daily, all day, but if I have a friend come stay with me, it will be gone the entire time. I also don't have the feeling first thing in the morning, but develops after eating. I also feel relief while I'm eating a meal, and it comes back 10 minutes later.
I know it has been a while and I just found your video. I have been dealing with GLOBUS for over 4 years and the doctors could find nothing. I would love to have a copy of your book. Love your videos ! Thank you
Thanks for putting my mind a lot at ease whilst I wait for my GP surgery to "grant" me an appointment. Risotto has always been 50/50 risk for me (runs a bit in family) - unable to swallow or breathe then panic, sometimes a vomit - takes extremely small, constant sips of water with head kinda inclined sideways over a sink for a minute or two, to sort - a large mouthful of water is always a disaster.
I never knew anything about this muscle after taking anatomy and being a licensed nurse. But I've had this choking problem for years and when I would start choking. I would have to stop breathing for up to 3 minutes because I couldn't inhale. This explains it perfectly the muscle is closing. It's tightening up where in which I cannot inhale. And I have to wait for it to relax before I can breath Terrifying what diagnosis is that Please tell me
I am struggling with this feeling. I’m already taking tablets for anxiety because it is driving me crazy. I’ve been checked by an ENT specialist and they put a camera into my nose and found a white thing in my throat and said that was caused by acid reflux. They said to take Gaviscon Advance after meal and before bed (as you mentioned as well). I started this “treatment” on 15/12/2024. Let’s give it time and I’ll be back here, hopefully with good news 🙏🏻 Thanks doctor for all your efforts doing this videos.
In the US you can find Reflux Gourmet alginate therapy. I've experienced not so much a lump but instead a persistent tickle or itch in that region close to my vocal cords for over a year. Clearing my throat of a little mucus offers a few seconds of relief. My symptom is exacerbated by deeper breathing and travelling in the car with A/C on. ENT scope looked normal. I'll try more consistent use of alginate as you suggest to see if that helps. I've always used it on and off. I look forward to the next videos on this topic!
Very interesting to hear about the possible components of this feeling of lump in the throat. I get that feeling occasionally while eating, and it absolutely keeps me from eating or drinking until things in the throat relax and the lump goes away. Then, I can continue eating as if nothing had happened. I find it happens more frequently after the first few bites of a meal, especially if I am eating too fast, and eating such things as chicken. Then, hard stop. At that point - very uncomfortable, hard to talk, etc. Can last for minutes or much more, with a quite full/bloated feeling in the stomach. Even trying to swallow small sips of water can bring a bit of the food back up. Lately I have found a quick fix. I have found that for me, taking even a small drink of coca cola relieves the bloated stomach feeling and the lump on the throat feeling, and I can carry on eating as if nothing had happened. Not sure what is happening, but I now always try to keep a small bit of coca cola on hand just in case this situation occurs.
Well I just saw an ENT for this very thing and he didn’t tell any of this. He told me just drink some water it will help( it doesn’t) So thank you Dr. for this information!! Best wishes from 🇨🇦
Thankyou so much for this video. For years i have suffered to extremes. I have hyperinflated lungs, emphysema, ive just been diagnosed with severe Obstructive sleep apnoea, but about 3 months ago, i was at ENT for the camera down my throat, and they diagnosed GLOBUS. And prescribed Gaviscon Advance, and how to take it. But there was no discussion why, like this video explains, and the importance of it. Unfortunately consultants no longer have the time or the staff for explaining to patients whats going on, and its became a bit of a cattle market, in, out , next!. i caught your video on sleep apnoea, and then found this. Gonna see my doc tmrw and get a fresh bottle
Wow! Just wow. You are an amazing doctor. I think just listening to you break down this condition has brought me relief. Thank you for this detailed information. Now, my issue is this. Since 2021, I have had what an ENT doctor described as globus sensation on my throat, after an endoscopy. He ascribed it to fizzy drinks and advised that I stop taking them. I stopped and noticed improvement. However, since early March, this year, the sensation is severe and causing some bit of pain in my ear and throat. I have no breathing, swallowing, and detectable lumps around my neck. And my voice is okay. I am saying this because I am dead scared of throat cancer. But, I am guilty because I started taking fizzy drinks, and energy drinks starting late last year until January 2024. I am a bit concerned! In Zambia, my country, to see an ENT takes about three months because those specialized doctors are found in only the capital city at a referral hospital. Unfortunately, even when you seek early diagnosis, the system fails you and if you are unlucky, you end up losing your life. I am signing up for the free book. Thank you once more.
It’s been crazy weekend. I went to a doctor today, as I thought I have some serious health issue. That’s what I felt is swollen salivary gland- submandibular. However, after the treatment, the doctor said that I’m okay… but I still feel weird. So yeah, your video clearly represents the way I feel (my throat).
been watching different videos about throat cancer, glad that i found this, im experiencing this, thats why i always clear my throat, i thought i got a phlegm in my throat that i cant get rid off, i also experience acid reflux and this video make sense and its my 1st time hearing the GLOBUS. im very scared that ill have a symptoms of throat cancer, but i dont have difficulty in swallowing food. i only got itchy throat for years . its hereditary, my aunt has this.
I truly think you need to open an off in Florida USA. i saw part one of your video and it's like you were talking about me I've had this feeling for over 20 years of something in my throat and saw countless specialists the the thick paste liquid test and the camera test Not one issued me that med. i felt the deference the day i took the liquid. thank you
In 1989 I was in law school and had this lump in my throat sensation. I went to dr and found nothing. I had this medical book my health insurance gave to all patients. Listed inside in the Glossary was Lump in Throat. Looked it up and it said anxiety could be the issue. The book was right.
When I first experienced this I was terrified and I actually had a very dry mouth and throat and I couldn't breathe. It felt very different to anxiety which I've had before. Are then managed to find some water to have and it was a struggle to even swallow the water. Eventually I did and it seemed to help that I wet my throat. It has been on and off for almost a year now and I get that mucus sensation as well where I feel like there's something stuck at the bottom of my throat like a grain of rice or something and I can just never clear it and sometimes I think it's a tonsil stone that never can be dislodged. Overall I can live with it but it's extremely frustrating. I find that it's easily triggered when I speak a lot or exert power in my voice when I speak. Shouting is basically just not even possible anymore. I get the lump in the throat mostly as like a small type of lump feeling when my throat goes dry. But if I continue to try to speak when my throat is dry, I feel like it's a bigger lump in throat. Like a golf ball size. It's almost like speaking makes it worse. When I eat and drink however, I feel like there is no sensation there. I generally don't drink that much water which I know is bad, but I'm just wondering if that's also something that other people have noticed. Is the lack of water part of the reason this happens?? Anyway, just putting it out there. Would love some more feedback and experience stories. 😊
Yesss you are absolutely right water makes it easy. Dry mouth is worse..It started yesterday for me..And I m really afraid that this will not go soon..if there's anything that worked for you please sharee..thank you!
@@aquibalamLUMOS same, it started yesterday and I’m reading about it , idk if this keeps happening should I even go to the doctor or am I overreacting?
Update: I recently went overseas and took a 3 week vacation and at no point during this 3 week vacation did I have this sensation? So I do think it is linked to anxiety at least in my situation. But I really did not think it was and I was very stubborn. But I do think now that it is linked to anxiety
I may be jumping ahead….but what about neurosensory cough? After about 10yrs of ENT and Gastros telling me it was GERD/LPR, nothing helped. After hours and hours of doing my own research, I decided that my problem could be NSC. After persuading my MD to allow me to try Gabapentin, and titrating it myself, i finally had relief. It was a miracle drug of sorts. However, it took high doses of GBP to reach therapeutic levels (for me.) I am a dentist, and it became problematic to see patients, so I switched to amitryptaline, again titrating, and have dialed in relief at 50mg/day.
I’m very worried about my condition now but thanks a lot doc for this tip. My ENT prescribed me 2 gaviscon advance and I felt some changes however I didn’t know that I need to continue for several weeks or months that’s why I still have the lumpiness feeling. I will continue to take as per your advise. Thank you so much this is very helpful 😊
I had horrible GERD that wasn't being helped after 10+ years of medication (omeprazole). My doctor and I decided that LINX surgery would work for me and it's solved most of my problems, except the feeling like I have something stuck in my throat. I had the surgery almost 10 years ago and I'm still dealing with constantly clearing my throat. It feels like there's something blocking it, whether it's mucus I'm not sure. I also have dust allergies, but I'm on medication for that as well. An new EMT I saw said it was just habit coughing and I would be fine if I just drank water and didn't clear my throat anymore. I do have a lot of stress...
My comment is above. Try 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 glass tap water. My symptoms went away immediately. Then have to do it for 4 weeks, and train my brain about anxiety of clenching in my throat. Immediately it is gone. I drink 6 ounces of alcohol a day, and it burns, but the baking soda is amazing.
What a great video. Thank you so much for posting. It explains my symptoms so much better than my GP ever did, from acid reflux and laryngospasms a few years ago right, right up to current throat issues. I've been so worried about the feeling of a lump in my throat over the last couple of months! Question: could GLOBUS effect the mobility of the neck (such as muscle tightness/stiffness on one side)?
I had this during the summer, due to stress and anxiety. Choked on tiny candy pieces; had to resort to liquid diet for a few times; etc. Autumn came and behold, all symptoms are gone. Just like that.
Gaviscon advance and reflux gourmer irritated my lower throat, where my lumpy feeling is, so I stopped taking them. I also took PPIs (20mg twice a day) for 8 months with little relief. My lumpy feeling started after a bout of laryngitis in december 2020, and doctors who have scoped me have only seen mild evidence of silent reflux. I also tried speech therapy, which didnt help, tho the myofascial stretches felt somewhat good. The only thing that helped me is warm humid weather. My allergist noted I have alot of local allergies, and if I ever get a cold or flu, my voice box gets destroyed. Im starting to think my globus sensation is more respiratory related than digestive.
I am now eating natural ingredients, like fruit and veg liquidated, also porridge and soups, this helps a lot, until i get the camera down my throat, lovely, can't wait ,good luck to all, all the best ❤❤❤
Thank you doctor. I have had this problem for years. But mine is fluids, I find it difficult to drink fluids like the fluids wants to choke me restricting me from breathing and this lasts for about 30-60secs and I usually get scared I met with an ENT but he said I’m fine.
Thank you so much. You just explained exactly what I was feeling in my throat. They did biopsy found erosion, and ulcers. Prescribed omeprazole, sucralfate oral, and prebiotic restora rx. Certain foods make symptoms come back like coffee, and other foods.
I'm excited to see the other 2 videos! Honestly, I'm a mess, literally. This has been one of the most complete and understandable dive into the issue that I've seen, even if it doesn't apply to me. I had a lovely barium lunch a couple of years ago and it revealed that not only do I swallow like a 90 year old (I'm 56), my swallow reflex is very delayed (which explains why I could open my throat and down a 12 ounce wine cooler in one go when I was 19), as well as that I can sweep my vallecula to be sure my pills have gone down when I have the sensation that one got stuck. Unfortunately, it was a referred sensation as the pill was found to be stuck at my esophageal sphincter that doesn't always open, or opens when it shouldn't. I also have a C-bar that will likely have to be shaved at some point so I can swallow. Nissen? NO way. If I need to vomit, I can't think of anything more miserable than not being able to. I have had a dry cough in my sleep for years, as well as laryngospasms that are terrifying if you don't know to breathe through your nose. How did I learn to breathe through my nose to convince my brain that I can actually still breathe fine? After my hyst, I came to in PACU, sitting bolt upright in bed, stridoring, and asking for my own racemic epi. No one had a clue what happened. Years later, I had to have a partial sigmoid colectomy (have you figured out I'm a retired medical person?) for diverticulitis with diverticulosis. I warned Anesthesia. I came to, in PACU, bolt upright in bed with the Anesthesiologist looking at me with his arms crossed. Back to "sleep" to awaken to this guy on the phone with the best ENT in town. Asked whether I wanted the scope via my nose or my mouth. Chose my mouth. I have a deviated septum and couldn't tell him about it. Because of what I will say next, I was diagnosed with Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion Abnormality, which explained the stridor on extubation for those 2 surgeries. I've always loved singing. After, instead of singing Linda Ronstadt, I sang bass. Vocal cords are irreparably changed. I can actually sing super-low bass to a point. I have some form of Ehler's-Danlos that I've never wanted to be tested for to the tune of $1000 out of pocket because I have no cardiac or ocular symptoms. Hyper-mobile joints with stenotic sphincters (the first was my cervix, diagnosed at age 12). So, none of my sphincters work entirely well all of the time. Some, not at all. Thus, my swallowing issues and the weak muscles and the stenotic, testy sphincters, the stuck pills. Besides that, my vallecula pools and the empties right down my trachea. There's also a pocket beneath that fills with solids, and when all of that liquifies/melts, it also goes straight down my trachea. Thank goodness I have a good cough. How did I come to know all of this? Because I actually passed out when liquid ended up in my trachea. Liquid is hard to clear from the trachea. And I still had access to the best ENT in town just before he retired.
Thank you very much, the video was very useful. I have had globus for years and no one has ever explained what might be causing it, I have simply been told that it is not serious and not to worry. I look forward to seeing the other videos and reading the book. Hopefully I will be able to make the conference in London.
Interesting that I could not find any comments that said this protocol helped them. Excellent presentation of information though. Has anyone tried this Gaviscon/PPI combination successfully?
Just started taking 20mg Esomeprazole every morning and then Gaviscon Advanced after each meal and before going to bed. I also just started drinking Actiph ph 9+ as I read elsewhere that it gradually dissolves the Pepsin enzyme. Hopefully this regime will improve my globus and related symptoms coughing, clearing throat etc. I will update this post after 4 weeks say.
There is this new flu now that cause laryngospasm. I have it my parents my aunt had to go to the hospital as also a friend. Nothing to do it’s the flu just wait for six weeks to get better. Six weeks with at least one time a day or night ha ing the experie that you choke/die.. did you hear of this and maybe a direction what we can tell our doctors over here in the Netherlands?
In the 80s my father was told that coffee can cause Globus. Sure enough, stopping coffee cured it for him. I experience exactly the same thing - some types of instant coffee or coffee pods will entirely predictably cause this effect for several days. Real coffee never does, though. Coffee manufacturers were aware of this phenomenon by the 90s, because at least one was studying it.
Thank you! It would be nice if we had the advance in the US. Not a fan of PPIs. I have been on one since january for esophagitis and chemical gastropathy. I am still having the lump and reflux. It has improved but not gone.
Hi Dr Veer, thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I have been really struggling with this condition for some months now and it's taken a huge toll on my mental health. So much so that I have considered the worst to be free of this sensation. I have a couple of questions. Do you know whether its normal to also get some mild muscle pains in the anterior muscles of the throat as part of the globus sensation? Secondly, can you recommend an ENT specialist in New Zealand? Many thanks and keep up the good work which is a real service to mankind!
Thank you Dr! I've had the sensation in my lower throat that something's there or a tightening every January through february these past 2 years. It went away last year and seems to be getting better this year . This year experienced pain for 3 wks that fluctuated but was persistent, like a sore muscle. I do get relief when I exhale making a sound for as long as I have wind in my lungs. Without see me in person, why would I get relief after making a sound for as long as I could ? What could this be? Ty!
I have had this problem on and off for the last year after 15 years of GERD. My GP said to put peppermint lozenges under my tongue. Worked the first time, but not at all the following times. He said it used to be treated by using nitroglycerin of all things. I am in the US, so I guess I can’t use the Gaviscon Advance unfortunately. I really need to wean myself off the PPI’s but I get terrible rebound symptoms (I am guessing that is what it is) and cannot eat or drink anything so I always restart them. My doctor said they are fine to use long term and won’t refer me to a specialist. I thought this was a gastroenterologist area, I never thought about seeing an ENT for it.
I had a lump I throat years ago and now it's come back. It's the same as before. Poo is like rabbit droppings (sorry), burping and bits of food coming up. The lump is the worst feeling though. There is no escaping it. People keep telling me it's emotional, but I'm fine emotionally apart from the throat. Thank you so much for this video. I 'll try the G Advance you mentioned.
Hi doctor am really proud of having u here I have come to learn that am not alone with this problem am Uganda east Africa is it possible to get that medicine or can it reach to me here in Uganda thanks
I didn't realise that there were so many people on the zole drugs - i'm thinking of putting an email with help getting yourself off the drug. perhaps i'll make a video on it?
I would be very interested! Your video was eye opening after dealing with 10 years of a ‘cough’. Endoscopy turned out that at the time I had an NSAID use related peptic ulcer, but now pretty stuck on omeprazole twice daily as I can’t seem to digest my food well without it. Would love to get away from this!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon My son was on a prole drug and Naproxen for years - Looking even at NHS website said long term use should have checks for liver/kidney functions, and nothing from GP surgery - He's off them now and the all the side effects he was having have stopped - things like bad stomach, diarrhea/constipation, ticks etc.
Yes please do!!! I’ve read so many horror stories about how difficult it is to get off them. I have also found an app called nerva which goes with the gut brain connection and seems to be helpful but am only about one week in.
I have actually aspirated contents into my lungs when I've fallen asleep and the upper sphincter muscles relaxes. My throat has swollen and I drool heavily for and hour coughing this acid up. I usually end up with a lung infection after this. I've learned to go to bed with an empty stomach but there are still complications. Mostly air gets stuck and I can't get it out unless I sit up. The pressure this stuck burp causes behind my throat pushing water and medication against it usually keeps me awake. I'm trying to see a doc here in the states but insurance is out of my financial range. I've got major issues after I swallow. All this is probably causing the lump sensation in my throat. Thanks for this video!
Doctor Veer, I learnt a lot from your videos on the subject, thank you. I am male, 69 years of age and have been diagnosed with stomach reflux in early December 2023. I was prescribed with Peptac Liquid and daily 20 mg of Omeprazole capsules. My persistent sore throat and hoarseness in the voice did improve slightly but has not yet gone away. However after taking the medication for about 25 days (around 5th January 2024), I suddenly found it difficult to swallow any slightly larger hard objects, such as the cod liver oil capsules that I have been taking 20 or thirty years ago. Even the modest sized Omeprazole capsules will cause some discomfort, at the bottom of the throat and just above the chest. Now the span of the discomfort has extended to all day, long after I have swallowed those medication and supplement. Would you be able to help explain what my problem is? By the way is Gaviscon Advance you recommended in the video the same as Peptac Liquid? Thanks for your help.
Mine started last February. It comes with head pressure, arm numbness, palpitations and nausea. I can hardly sleep at night. I went to see a doctor and run some lab tests, the results were normal. The doctor said, anxiety caused it so he prescribed me meds that can help me. I still have it now though, I have bad days and good days but still got to manage it.
I would love to meet with you. If there are any open days, il'd even be happy to pay, as I appreciate your time and expertise. I have two small children, and last week, I was just cooking dinner, then struggled to breath and couldn't speak at all it subsided after a new minute's but my Rodney's it was terrifying. If I could attend any open days or consultations, I would be most grateful?
Thank you so much for this. You just solved my son's swallowing issue. We've been in and out of the hospital for a month now and they can't tell what's causing it. You are a blessing. God bless.
I'm in the US and Amazon has Gaviscon Advance. I've been taking Famotidine prior to a Barrium Swallow and then an Endoscopy. I'll see if my GI doctor agrees it's ok to take the Gaviscon. I sure hope it works. THANKS
Just want to say, I’ve only watched part 1 so far, and the this video, your presentation was outstanding! Thank you.
Thank you for a brilliant video.
People in the UK are very lucky to have you.
I'm glad you found it useful! thank you.
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Globus sensation is also anxiety based… I have a very good theory what causes nasal polyps but can’t seem to get an ENT to talk to me without consultation fee 🤷🏼♂️… are you interested in this conversation Vik?
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I have slept on a 5 degree angle (inclined like the ancient egyptians) for last 8 years which i know has saved my life… look up Andrew K Fletcher Inclined bed therapy…
Brilliant video. I’m off to get Gaviscon Advance . It’s such a horrible feeling! Thank you
I went for a gastroscopy today. They found nothing. But for four years i have been choking on food like potatoes..bread meat chicken. Food just goes down very very slowly. I had the worst day of my life today with the fear of this gastroscopy today. I understand so much better now after watching this video. I wish you were my doctor. Thank you so much for this
Potatoes and chicken here, hate the feeling.
There is an illness called achalasia. Although it is unlikely, because it is quite rare, it might be worth looking into this. You would need to see an upper GI consultant rather than ENT.
THE most informative & easy to understand video I've watched about globus sensation, thank you so much!
Many desperate people finding it difficult to access any healthcare at the moment. I am very concerned with the constant lump feeling in my throat, can't get anyone to take me seriously for love nor money. Super worried that it could be something serious. Will try anything to get rid of this lump feeling in throat. Thank you for your dedication and effort to help those who feel abandoned. Would be super happy to come to any event that you set up. I'll be keeping an eye open for any info that you may send me. Many thanks.
What was it then
@@leegalea9724 any update?
So what was that?
What an AMAZING video! I feel like I can stop panicking now, thank you for such an informative and truly in-depth video!!
How are you now ?
First thank you for your video but I think I have a problem with the flap and the opening in my throat there seems to be and area that itches
Once food or drink passes near it it forces me to cough what is causing this I can’t eat
Please help
CALCIUM. More specifically low calcium. I have been suffering with this feeling for nearly a year. The main thing that has changed in my life lately was I largely cut out meat and dairy. I saw an dr. eric berg video on globus here on youtube ('what to do for lump in throat' is the title). He recommended taking two specific forms of calcium supplements. If you search hypocalcemia/low calcium one of symptoms is issues with throat and breathing. Vitamin D can be needed to help absorb calcium (which is partly why some supplements even have both, I assume). My avoiding cheese completely and this sensation from hell lined up perfectly. I can't even believe how much better I feel. I have been taking magnesium, vitamin D and now calcium which all can help various things (such as anxiety to help me relax over this)... but the calcium is what really got it to go away. First I ordered food with some cheese in it, also took a daily multi vitamin which started to help. Then I got calcium supplements and FINALLY. I didn't connect the dots until later but days when I'd eat a lot of edamame and broccoli, I would feel my throat relax. Even on the merck website hypocalcemia has various mentions of the throat issues with non medicine recommendations. (take calcium and vitamin D may be needed also). I still think acid reflux is probably the major issue, but it is disappointing to not see more on calcium on various website, cause it fixed it within hours. I highly recommend calcium supplements. I will also say - too much calcium in the form of tums is what killed my father being on dialysis for years. Calcified his insides until many amputations and eventually heart attacks. So you need to be extremely careful at least on dialysis. However for 36 year old me, wow calcium finally helped me. Combined with vitamin D supplementation in the winter I feel night and day different than the last entire year plus whenever I was eating no cheese/dairy. I hope this helps someone else. It is literally a side effect of low calcium listed all over on many sources.
Can you please tell me what calcium supplement and how many mg did you take? Thanks
@kevinschneider1707 How long after the calcium supplementation your globus sensation felt better?
I had globus hystrictus it was awful and I thought I had cancer eventually I had a camera down nothing was there it was anxiety and once I started realising this it totally disappeared
I’m currently very worried that I have throat cancer. Is there anyway you can help me rule it out? Or how did you rule out throat cancer? My anxiety is so bad about it that I can’t sleep.. thinking about going to get checked out but if I can be proven wrong about my symptoms being cancer that would be incredible. 😬💚
@@charlesking6986 I have something wrong with the side of my neck on the left side going down to my throat
Hi how long did it take for it to go away, I'm sure mine is anxiety but I try tell myself that and I last about an hour then I'm back to worrying
Me also....almost two weeks of suffering from this feeling....but i feel better when i eat and drink....how are you now@@amierodgers7479
How u getting on? ive got the same feeling nd abd been thinking the same be over 3 plus weeks now feels like something is in my throat im clearing my throat all the time bringing up small clear mucus type sliva intermittent voice changes mild aches in throat all day i can swallow food with no pains and been to docs theyve all checked me over and sent me away one give me a leflet on anxiety ive been worried sick with it
To all of you experiencing frustration or difficulty with this, trust me, it gets so much better as time goes on. I have a mix of severe anxiety, acid reflux, and had chronic post nasal drip. I’ve been experiencing this for a little over a year now and there are tons on times I let it get to me but I can tell you that after a while you forget it’s even happening, you will get through this, any people finding a better way to treat or help comment below!
Got the same about a year now ,sore on My tongue
I have anxiety and reflux… this gave me comfort but its still a terrible experience
Mine's only worsening. after years of it :/
Thank you
I feel like something struck in my throat. It’s completely making me depressed and can’t able to overcome from it. Past 9days I’m undergoing this problem. Can anyone give some words towards it ?
I had this feeling for 4 months
Had a camera down yesterday and thankfully was clear
Your video bought me great comfort and understanding of this so thank you
Your voice is very calm, I can listen to you every day
I have been to ENT multiple times with something which I believe is something effecting my throat. Your videos are helping to ease my anxiety so thankyou
I had this and now take ACV each morning and it has helped hugely! I found out that normal acid in stomach makes the upper valve close properly but if the acid isn't as strong which happens as we age the valve doesnt close properly causing acid reflux and a feeling of a lump in the throat. I learnt this from Dr Berg who has a vid explaining how it all works. I am so grateful. No drugs necessary! 😊
Hi...I'd like to ask about the lump, did it also go away or went back to normal aftr taking ACV every morning?
What is ACV?
Apple cider vinegar
Do you take the ACV with water and do you take it before or after the meal? Thank you
@@sewphie1 late comment you take it with hot water spoon full !
it's the best detailed information I've heard or read so far. thank you for your valued information.
Thanks. For a short synopsis, this has to be one of the best informative and indepth explanations on the web about this/these conditions. Very well explained and clearly put.
Obviously second nature doc knowing your craft well.
For a sufferer going through this myself, the sleep deprevation , constant ill affect and anxiety alone is brutal. silence many suffer with.
This definitely gave me some relief based on the treatment methods, explanations and knowing it can be cured.
I have been suffering with this on and off for a year. See my post here and how a side effect of low calcium can cause this. I started taking calcium supplements and it went away within hours. Might not be your issue, but wow it helped me. I was really suffering. I also have been taking vitamin D and magnesium which might help, but it was the calcium added last that really, really helped me. I hope it helps you too. I had been having heartburn so I also was trying to reduce that but it wasn't enough. Anxiety made it worse yes, but the magnesium and vitamin D especially has helped a little bit with that.
Thanks
thank you ever so much! hope you get better soon.
OMG I've been to so many ENT's for 30 years and never heard such an explanation. Thank You!
I wish I could come to England and have you examine my throat! So many doctors are not willing to go into this detail in examination and just choose the easiest option which doesnt help at all and then tell you it's your fault! It would be so great to really know what's going on and treat that!
Let me guess the dr’s say you got anxiety. I honestly don’t have these symptoms. I have a constant annoying pain around by throat and jaw. I swear my lymph nodes are the source of the pain. The dr says to take these anti depressants. I said heck no.
They always want to say everything is anxiety! I'm a mental health therapist! I know what anxiety is!!! I once had a bad reaction to a medication and it was causing tachycardia. Of course they tried to give me anxiety medication which I did not take 🙄 ended up with my whole body twitching until they finally realized the issue. Took one 2 weeks for the meds to finally leave my body.
Rule out tmj pain and eagle's syndrome@@ugabuga1361
@ugabuga1361 oh yeah I totally understand that I had my doctor after a lengthy conversation about nodes they found in my lungs and that I was having trouble breathing et cetera they had done a CT scan 2 years prior and said the nodes looked the same in the 2ct scans and then asked if I was in therapy. I laughed so hard and looked him dead in the face and said Yes actually for the last 15 years. And his face turned into a face of Shame and I said don't even go near the fact you think that this is in my head. Turns out a year later I've got rheumatoid arthritis and their rheumatoid nodules which can be really bad on top of the fact that now my joints are starting to become deformed all because they thought I needed therapy🤬🤬🤬
Thanks!
Very kind of you - thank you ever so much.
1. My throat-clearing is not so much caused by that *one liter of nasal mucus per day* and a swallowing problem, but for the fact that my vocal cords and tissues are *overly neurally activated*. My ENT said that I have mild edema and erythema of the vocal cords. Your information fits the phenomenon.
2. Probably need a barium-swallow esophagram. Would those *mucosal patches* or pharyngal pouches* have showed up on an endoscopy? I had the endoscopy at the Gastrointestinal department. The test results were negative for "everything" down to the duodenum. The doctor observed a small hiatus hernia.
3. My globus is abating, but I have a bit of dysphagia. I am trying my own swallowing exercises.
Great writing, doctor. Very much to the point. You have completed a lot of missing information that I could not figure from Dr. Jamie Koufman, Dr. Johnathon Aviv, and hundreds of articles and videos that I watched. Will read your e-book. Thank you from America!
God bless you! Finally a doctor that knows something about what I have been going through! I have so much trouble swallowing food, even drinking liquids slow down and gets stuck in an area in my neck. As if the food and drink is trying to move past a lump in the way. Even when I swallow saliva I feel the lump. I have a history of acid reflux and hiatus hernia. I had this hiatus hernia for decades. Then they did another barium swallow, ( the first one I had about 30 yrs ago that showed and diagnosed large hernia) a say they didn't see one; they said it was gone! I have been on acid pump inhibitors for over 30 yrs. If I stop taking them, I vomit blood from the acid. I also have severe esophageal spasms that feel like and mimic a heart attack. I have to take Glycerol Trinitrate spray. Food is always in my esophagus and mostly undigested for many hours later. There's always something coming up. I think I still have the hernia. I also have a ton of pullups in my stomach that are what bleed. But with the lump in my neck food gets stuck and won't move. If I drink to try and move it, the liquid won't go past and painfully fills above it and it all pours out when I tip forward. It is an awful problem. My GP, who is new, my old one retired, doesn't seem concerned and seems to not understand. The Consultant I was seeing for the pollups and getting scopes every two yrs to get a sample and check for changes in the pollups, just decided to drop me. He said they were monitoring it long enough. Even though I have such a history even of an ulcer, he dropped me. I have to get my GP to get me back on a waiting list to see someone for this problem. I have been fearful of a tumour or some growth there. You have calmed my fears and gave me hope. It is very frightening to get it stuck there and it won't shift. I chew well and small bites but, still a problem. Like I said, even water slows down going past the lump, which I think may be the cricopharyngees muscle. Especially with my history. Should I see an ENT consultant like yourself here in Ireland, or another type of consultant? Thank you again for calming some of my worries. God bless you!✝️🕊🙏🏻
HOW I CURED MY GLOBUS!
So background story first, i had my globus for two weeks now and its so frustrating like something is slightly holding my throat. Its not painful but feeling it there irritates me so much. Tho there are times in the day that i dont feel it first when i wake up in the morning and when im eating. So one afternoon i decide to play my guitar randomly and singing cuz we have a performance in our school. I sang for like straight 30 min and after that I didn't notice it yet but when i lie down in bed it was goneeee.I also discovered ways to ease the sensation and who knows this might remove yours. Since globus sensation is due to muscle contraction inside your throat i try to vomit myself and what i notice is that my esophagus feels enlarged and the sensation hoes away You can also try exercising because when you exercise your throat expands due to need of air and it will easen the sensation. Hope this works!
So singing helped it? I'm a singer songwriter and finding singing uncomfortable right now with this horrible sensation
I used to have this feeling a few years ago, all the doctors I met didn't know what it was.. Thank God for UA-cam.
How did it go away ?
tell us how did it go away?
How did it go away
Thansboc
How did it go away?
I had globus due to iron deficiency without anemia from over a decade of blood donations. Did not know that was a thing. Started supplementing with heme iron and it resolved in a few weeks.
I wish I had seen this video 30 years ago. I have been taken acid reflux my hole life with no success. You explain it so well.
Thanks for your videos your helping alot of people
You’ve been taken acid reflux with no success? What do you mean?
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for this video. I have been suffering from LPR for about 10 years now. Comes and goes for long periods of time. As of today another bout is going on. I use Gaviscon Advice but did NOT know how often to use it.....I do now. Thank you so much for all the information. So helpful for me.
What a superb channel this it. I was looking for advice like this that I can trust but I never expected to be fortunate enough to find something as great as this. Solid information wonderfully explained. Thank you very much.❤️👍
Excellent video review, thank you! Sharing with some MD friends here in LA area. Dont forget the elevated bed/wedge!
I'm sure your MDs will already know all this, but thank you very much.
Great awareness video doctor. God bless you. You are taking away the worries of many people. Thank you so much 😊
Have you ever had someone describe their globus sensation to go away in any sort of social situation? I have it daily, all day, but if I have a friend come stay with me, it will be gone the entire time. I also don't have the feeling first thing in the morning, but develops after eating. I also feel relief while I'm eating a meal, and it comes back 10 minutes later.
i also have the same
Me too, exactly as you have described
The same
I share your pain too...
I feel exactly the same!
I know it has been a while and I just found your video. I have been dealing with GLOBUS for over 4 years and the doctors could find nothing. I would love to have a copy of your book. Love your videos ! Thank you
Thanks for putting my mind a lot at ease whilst I wait for my GP surgery to "grant" me an appointment.
Risotto has always been 50/50 risk for me (runs a bit in family) - unable to swallow or breathe then panic, sometimes a vomit - takes extremely small, constant sips of water with head kinda inclined sideways over a sink for a minute or two, to sort - a large mouthful of water is always a disaster.
I never knew anything about this muscle after taking anatomy and being a licensed nurse. But I've had this choking problem for years and when I would start choking. I would have to stop breathing for up to 3 minutes because I couldn't inhale. This explains it perfectly the muscle is closing. It's tightening up where in which I cannot inhale. And I have to wait for it to relax before I can breath Terrifying what diagnosis is that Please tell me
I am struggling with this feeling.
I’m already taking tablets for anxiety because it is driving me crazy.
I’ve been checked by an ENT specialist and they put a camera into my nose and found a white thing in my throat and said that was caused by acid reflux.
They said to take Gaviscon Advance after meal and before bed (as you mentioned as well). I started this “treatment” on 15/12/2024.
Let’s give it time and I’ll be back here, hopefully with good news 🙏🏻
Thanks doctor for all your efforts doing this videos.
I genuinely thank God for you dr. You just took so much panic and anxiety from me.
In the US you can find Reflux Gourmet alginate therapy. I've experienced not so much a lump but instead a persistent tickle or itch in that region close to my vocal cords for over a year. Clearing my throat of a little mucus offers a few seconds of relief. My symptom is exacerbated by deeper breathing and travelling in the car with A/C on. ENT scope looked normal. I'll try more consistent use of alginate as you suggest to see if that helps. I've always used it on and off. I look forward to the next videos on this topic!
I hope you get what you need from the videos. Thanks for the comment
Did it help you?
Very interesting to hear about the possible components of this feeling of lump in the throat. I get that feeling occasionally while eating, and it absolutely keeps me from eating or drinking until things in the throat relax and the lump goes away. Then, I can continue eating as if nothing had happened. I find it happens more frequently after the first few bites of a meal, especially if I am eating too fast, and eating such things as chicken. Then, hard stop. At that point - very uncomfortable, hard to talk, etc. Can last for minutes or much more, with a quite full/bloated feeling in the stomach. Even trying to swallow small sips of water can bring a bit of the food back up.
Lately I have found a quick fix. I have found that for me, taking even a small drink of coca cola relieves the bloated stomach feeling and the lump on the throat feeling, and I can carry on eating as if nothing had happened. Not sure what is happening, but I now always try to keep a small bit of coca cola on hand just in case this situation occurs.
I need to get shares in cola! Glad that it works for you. Thanks for sharing your insight
Well I just saw an ENT for this very thing and he didn’t tell any of this. He told me just drink some water it will help( it doesn’t) So thank you Dr. for this information!! Best wishes from 🇨🇦
Glad that you found it useful. I'm guessing in Canada they have the same problem in that we can't impart what we need to say in 7.5 minutes.
Thank you for a very informative part 1 video.
Excellently presented and most professional.
Best regards
Very nice of you to say, thank you
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon your most welcome
Great video. In my experience stress and anxiety is also a major factor in occasionally getting this.
Thankyou so much for this video. For years i have suffered to extremes. I have hyperinflated lungs, emphysema, ive just been diagnosed with severe Obstructive sleep apnoea, but about 3 months ago, i was at ENT for the camera down my throat, and they diagnosed GLOBUS. And prescribed Gaviscon Advance, and how to take it. But there was no discussion why, like this video explains, and the importance of it. Unfortunately consultants no longer have the time or the staff for explaining to patients whats going on, and its became a bit of a cattle market, in, out , next!. i caught your video on sleep apnoea, and then found this. Gonna see my doc tmrw and get a fresh bottle
Wow! Just wow. You are an amazing doctor. I think just listening to you break down this condition has brought me relief. Thank you for this detailed information. Now, my issue is this. Since 2021, I have had what an ENT doctor described as globus sensation on my throat, after an endoscopy. He ascribed it to fizzy drinks and advised that I stop taking them. I stopped and noticed improvement. However, since early March, this year, the sensation is severe and causing some bit of pain in my ear and throat. I have no breathing, swallowing, and detectable lumps around my neck. And my voice is okay. I am saying this because I am dead scared of throat cancer. But, I am guilty because I started taking fizzy drinks, and energy drinks starting late last year until January 2024. I am a bit concerned! In Zambia, my country, to see an ENT takes about three months because those specialized doctors are found in only the capital city at a referral hospital. Unfortunately, even when you seek early diagnosis, the system fails you and if you are unlucky, you end up losing your life. I am signing up for the free book. Thank you once more.
It’s been crazy weekend. I went to a doctor today, as I thought I have some serious health issue. That’s what I felt is swollen salivary gland- submandibular. However, after the treatment, the doctor said that I’m okay… but I still feel weird. So yeah, your video clearly represents the way I feel (my throat).
What was the treatment
been watching different videos about throat cancer, glad that i found this, im experiencing this, thats why i always clear my throat, i thought i got a phlegm in my throat that i cant get rid off, i also experience acid reflux and this video make sense and its my 1st time hearing the GLOBUS. im very scared that ill have a symptoms of throat cancer, but i dont have difficulty in swallowing food. i only got itchy throat for years . its hereditary, my aunt has this.
I truly think you need to open an off in Florida USA. i saw part one of your video and it's like you were talking about me I've had this feeling for over 20 years of something in my throat and saw countless specialists the the thick paste liquid test and the camera test Not one issued me that med. i felt the deference the day i took the liquid. thank you
In 1989 I was in law school and had this lump in my throat sensation. I went to dr and found nothing. I had this medical book my health insurance gave to all patients. Listed inside in the Glossary was Lump in Throat. Looked it up and it said anxiety could be the issue. The book was right.
Thank you so much for posting this video, i feel so much better ❤❤
Awesome and profound message Dr. Same my drs have not come out with a proper diagnos, I am asthmatic and going through all you spoke.
Big thanks from New Zealand, your explanation gave me a sense of relief because it was exactly all about my problem
When I first experienced this I was terrified and I actually had a very dry mouth and throat and I couldn't breathe. It felt very different to anxiety which I've had before. Are then managed to find some water to have and it was a struggle to even swallow the water. Eventually I did and it seemed to help that I wet my throat. It has been on and off for almost a year now and I get that mucus sensation as well where I feel like there's something stuck at the bottom of my throat like a grain of rice or something and I can just never clear it and sometimes I think it's a tonsil stone that never can be dislodged. Overall I can live with it but it's extremely frustrating. I find that it's easily triggered when I speak a lot or exert power in my voice when I speak. Shouting is basically just not even possible anymore. I get the lump in the throat mostly as like a small type of lump feeling when my throat goes dry. But if I continue to try to speak when my throat is dry, I feel like it's a bigger lump in throat. Like a golf ball size. It's almost like speaking makes it worse. When I eat and drink however, I feel like there is no sensation there. I generally don't drink that much water which I know is bad, but I'm just wondering if that's also something that other people have noticed. Is the lack of water part of the reason this happens?? Anyway, just putting it out there. Would love some more feedback and experience stories. 😊
Yesss you are absolutely right water makes it easy. Dry mouth is worse..It started yesterday for me..And I m really afraid that this will not go soon..if there's anything that worked for you please sharee..thank you!
@@aquibalamLUMOS same, it started yesterday and I’m reading about it , idk if this keeps happening should I even go to the doctor or am I overreacting?
Update: I recently went overseas and took a 3 week vacation and at no point during this 3 week vacation did I have this sensation? So I do think it is linked to anxiety at least in my situation. But I really did not think it was and I was very stubborn. But I do think now that it is linked to anxiety
You explained everything i'm feeling with my throat. It's been over a month like this. I feel like i need a vacation too lol
@@baneen6396 did it go away?
I may be jumping ahead….but what about neurosensory cough? After about 10yrs of ENT and Gastros telling me it was GERD/LPR, nothing helped. After hours and hours of doing my own research, I decided that my problem could be NSC. After persuading my MD to allow me to try Gabapentin, and titrating it myself, i finally had relief. It was a miracle drug of sorts. However, it took high doses of GBP to reach therapeutic levels (for me.) I am a dentist, and it became problematic to see patients, so I switched to amitryptaline, again titrating, and have dialed in relief at 50mg/day.
Thank you and this worked for me after about 2 months and my endoscopy. I was able to heal my esophaguitous after 6 months . Thank you
Hi please help me how you did it please
I’m very worried about my condition now but thanks a lot doc for this tip. My ENT prescribed me 2 gaviscon advance and I felt some changes however I didn’t know that I need to continue for several weeks or months that’s why I still have the lumpiness feeling. I will continue to take as per your advise. Thank you so much this is very helpful 😊
@johnkennethatok68How do you feel, did you get better after continuing the syrup and how long did you take it?
Oh my god
This is exactly my symptoms
Thank you for your videos🙏🏼
I got that same thing what should I do
Excellent information. Thank you for sharing Vik. Your sharing is very helpful and inspiring
Thank you for making this video it's so informative and has really helped me a lot. Much love. ❤
I had horrible GERD that wasn't being helped after 10+ years of medication (omeprazole). My doctor and I decided that LINX surgery would work for me and it's solved most of my problems, except the feeling like I have something stuck in my throat. I had the surgery almost 10 years ago and I'm still dealing with constantly clearing my throat. It feels like there's something blocking it, whether it's mucus I'm not sure. I also have dust allergies, but I'm on medication for that as well. An new EMT I saw said it was just habit coughing and I would be fine if I just drank water and didn't clear my throat anymore. I do have a lot of stress...
My comment is above. Try 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 glass tap water. My symptoms went away immediately. Then have to do it for 4 weeks, and train my brain about anxiety of clenching in my throat. Immediately it is gone. I drink 6 ounces of alcohol a day, and it burns, but the baking soda is amazing.
Fantastic! Thank you so much! Just finished a course of PPI yesterday. Will get Gaviscon Advanced today 👍
What a great video. Thank you so much for posting. It explains my symptoms so much better than my GP ever did, from acid reflux and laryngospasms a few years ago right, right up to current throat issues. I've been so worried about the feeling of a lump in my throat over the last couple of months!
Question: could GLOBUS effect the mobility of the neck (such as muscle tightness/stiffness on one side)?
Thank you for this video! 🙏 I have LPR, and this is very useful advice. Also encouraging, that there is hope to get back to normal life.
I had this during the summer, due to stress and anxiety. Choked on tiny candy pieces; had to resort to liquid diet for a few times; etc. Autumn came and behold, all symptoms are gone. Just like that.
I also feel the same pain ,what can I do plz
I think mine is anxiety but it's not physically a lump
Gaviscon advance and reflux gourmer irritated my lower throat, where my lumpy feeling is, so I stopped taking them. I also took PPIs (20mg twice a day) for 8 months with little relief.
My lumpy feeling started after a bout of laryngitis in december 2020, and doctors who have scoped me have only seen mild evidence of silent reflux.
I also tried speech therapy, which didnt help, tho the myofascial stretches felt somewhat good.
The only thing that helped me is warm humid weather. My allergist noted I have alot of local allergies, and if I ever get a cold or flu, my voice box gets destroyed. Im starting to think my globus sensation is more respiratory related than digestive.
God bless Dr. Thank you. Valuable work you are doing by sharing your wisdom knowledge .🌺
I am now eating natural ingredients, like fruit and veg liquidated, also porridge and soups, this helps a lot, until i get the camera down my throat, lovely, can't wait ,good luck to all, all the best ❤❤❤
Thank you doctor. I have had this problem for years. But mine is fluids, I find it difficult to drink fluids like the fluids wants to choke me restricting me from breathing and this lasts for about 30-60secs and I usually get scared I met with an ENT but he said I’m fine.
Thanks a lot for your informative video, it was very helpful, God bless you
Kudos to you sir! Every single word meant a lot to me and it was explained in a beautiful way. Thanks a lot sir!! God bless you
Hi, thanks for this. Any possibility that you can Zoom the proposed London event or record it and publish it?
I'll see if I can find a venue that would do this for me. Thanks for the idea.
Thank you so much. You just explained exactly what I was feeling in my throat. They did biopsy found erosion, and ulcers. Prescribed omeprazole, sucralfate oral, and prebiotic restora rx. Certain foods make symptoms come back like coffee, and other foods.
I'm excited to see the other 2 videos!
Honestly, I'm a mess, literally. This has been one of the most complete and understandable dive into the issue that I've seen, even if it doesn't apply to me.
I had a lovely barium lunch a couple of years ago and it revealed that not only do I swallow like a 90 year old (I'm 56), my swallow reflex is very delayed (which explains why I could open my throat and down a 12 ounce wine cooler in one go when I was 19), as well as that I can sweep my vallecula to be sure my pills have gone down when I have the sensation that one got stuck. Unfortunately, it was a referred sensation as the pill was found to be stuck at my esophageal sphincter that doesn't always open, or opens when it shouldn't. I also have a C-bar that will likely have to be shaved at some point so I can swallow.
Nissen? NO way. If I need to vomit, I can't think of anything more miserable than not being able to.
I have had a dry cough in my sleep for years, as well as laryngospasms that are terrifying if you don't know to breathe through your nose. How did I learn to breathe through my nose to convince my brain that I can actually still breathe fine?
After my hyst, I came to in PACU, sitting bolt upright in bed, stridoring, and asking for my own racemic epi. No one had a clue what happened.
Years later, I had to have a partial sigmoid colectomy (have you figured out I'm a retired medical person?) for diverticulitis with diverticulosis. I warned Anesthesia.
I came to, in PACU, bolt upright in bed with the Anesthesiologist looking at me with his arms crossed. Back to "sleep" to awaken to this guy on the phone with the best ENT in town. Asked whether I wanted the scope via my nose or my mouth. Chose my mouth. I have a deviated septum and couldn't tell him about it.
Because of what I will say next, I was diagnosed with Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion Abnormality, which explained the stridor on extubation for those 2 surgeries.
I've always loved singing. After, instead of singing Linda Ronstadt, I sang bass. Vocal cords are irreparably changed. I can actually sing super-low bass to a point.
I have some form of Ehler's-Danlos that I've never wanted to be tested for to the tune of $1000 out of pocket because I have no cardiac or ocular symptoms. Hyper-mobile joints with stenotic sphincters (the first was my cervix, diagnosed at age 12).
So, none of my sphincters work entirely well all of the time. Some, not at all. Thus, my swallowing issues and the weak muscles and the stenotic, testy sphincters, the stuck pills.
Besides that, my vallecula pools and the empties right down my trachea. There's also a pocket beneath that fills with solids, and when all of that liquifies/melts, it also goes straight down my trachea.
Thank goodness I have a good cough.
How did I come to know all of this?
Because I actually passed out when liquid ended up in my trachea. Liquid is hard to clear from the trachea. And I still had access to the best ENT in town just before he retired.
17:06 in Canada Gaviscon Advance is only available in tablet form. Will that be ok to use rather than the liquid?
Thank you very much, the video was very useful. I have had globus for years and no one has ever explained what might be causing it, I have simply been told that it is not serious and not to worry. I look forward to seeing the other videos and reading the book. Hopefully I will be able to make the conference in London.
Interesting that I could not find any comments that said this protocol helped them. Excellent presentation of information though. Has anyone tried this Gaviscon/PPI combination successfully?
Just started taking 20mg Esomeprazole every morning and then Gaviscon Advanced after each meal and before going to bed. I also just started drinking Actiph ph 9+ as I read elsewhere that it gradually dissolves the Pepsin enzyme. Hopefully this regime will improve my globus and related symptoms coughing, clearing throat etc. I will update this post after 4 weeks say.
Hey, did you have any success with the esomeparzole and gaviscon advance?
There is this new flu now that cause laryngospasm. I have it my parents my aunt had to go to the hospital as also a friend. Nothing to do it’s the flu just wait for six weeks to get better. Six weeks with at least one time a day or night ha ing the experie that you choke/die.. did you hear of this and maybe a direction what we can tell our doctors over here in the Netherlands?
So helpful and clear. Thanks! Off to buy some gaviscon advance ... and sending this video to my doctor!
In the 80s my father was told that coffee can cause Globus. Sure enough, stopping coffee cured it for him. I experience exactly the same thing - some types of instant coffee or coffee pods will entirely predictably cause this effect for several days. Real coffee never does, though. Coffee manufacturers were aware of this phenomenon by the 90s, because at least one was studying it.
Exactly. Instant coffee are toxic. They’re poison to our body.
@@stephanthomson4804 coffee ☕️ is what I thought too.
Ohhh thank you for this info
Thank you! It would be nice if we had the advance in the US. Not a fan of PPIs. I have been on one since january for esophagitis and chemical gastropathy. I am still having the lump and reflux. It has improved but not gone.
Are u fine now
Hi Dr Veer, thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I have been really struggling with this condition for some months now and it's taken a huge toll on my mental health. So much so that I have considered the worst to be free of this sensation. I have a couple of questions. Do you know whether its normal to also get some mild muscle pains in the anterior muscles of the throat as part of the globus sensation? Secondly, can you recommend an ENT specialist in New Zealand? Many thanks and keep up the good work which is a real service to mankind!
Thank you Dr! I've had the sensation in my lower throat that something's there or a tightening every January through february these past 2 years. It went away last year and seems to be getting better this year . This year experienced pain for 3 wks that fluctuated but was persistent, like a sore muscle. I do get relief when I exhale making a sound for as long as I have wind in my lungs. Without see me in person, why would I get relief after making a sound for as long as I could ? What could this be? Ty!
I have had this problem on and off for the last year after 15 years of GERD.
My GP said to put peppermint lozenges under my tongue. Worked the first time, but not at all the following times. He said it used to be treated by using nitroglycerin of all things.
I am in the US, so I guess I can’t use the Gaviscon Advance unfortunately. I really need to wean myself off the PPI’s but I get terrible rebound symptoms (I am guessing that is what it is) and cannot eat or drink anything so I always restart them. My doctor said they are fine to use long term and won’t refer me to a specialist. I thought this was a gastroenterologist area, I never thought about seeing an ENT for it.
I had a lump I throat years ago and now it's come back. It's the same as before. Poo is like rabbit droppings (sorry), burping and bits of food coming up. The lump is the worst feeling though. There is no escaping it. People keep telling me it's emotional, but I'm fine emotionally apart from the throat. Thank you so much for this video. I 'll try the G Advance you mentioned.
Wonderful explanation of the disease
Greetings from Jordan. Thank you for the valuable information and advice.
Hi doctor am really proud of having u here I have come to learn that am not alone with this problem am Uganda east Africa is it possible to get that medicine or can it reach to me here in Uganda thanks
Fascinating for me as I've been on a 'prole' for about 8 years. Thank you!
I didn't realise that there were so many people on the zole drugs - i'm thinking of putting an email with help getting yourself off the drug. perhaps i'll make a video on it?
I would be very interested! Your video was eye opening after dealing with 10 years of a ‘cough’. Endoscopy turned out that at the time I had an NSAID use related peptic ulcer, but now pretty stuck on omeprazole twice daily as I can’t seem to digest my food well without it. Would love to get away from this!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon My son was on a prole drug and Naproxen for years - Looking even at NHS website said long term use should have checks for liver/kidney functions, and nothing from GP surgery - He's off them now and the all the side effects he was having have stopped - things like bad stomach, diarrhea/constipation, ticks etc.
Yes please do!!! I’ve read so many horror stories about how difficult it is to get off them. I have also found an app called nerva which goes with the gut brain connection and seems to be helpful but am only about one week in.
If I’m in the US where gaviscon advanced is not available - what do you suggest?
@@anggggggayyyy Amazon has it. It's expensive, but if it helps, it would be worth it
I have actually aspirated contents into my lungs when I've fallen asleep and the upper sphincter muscles relaxes. My throat has swollen and I drool heavily for and hour coughing this acid up. I usually end up with a lung infection after this. I've learned to go to bed with an empty stomach but there are still complications. Mostly air gets stuck and I can't get it out unless I sit up. The pressure this stuck burp causes behind my throat pushing water and medication against it usually keeps me awake. I'm trying to see a doc here in the states but insurance is out of my financial range. I've got major issues after I swallow. All this is probably causing the lump sensation in my throat. Thanks for this video!
Doctor Veer, I learnt a lot from your videos on the subject, thank you. I am male, 69 years of age and have been diagnosed with stomach reflux in early December 2023. I was prescribed with Peptac Liquid and daily 20 mg of Omeprazole capsules. My persistent sore throat and hoarseness in the voice did improve slightly but has not yet gone away. However after taking the medication for about 25 days (around 5th January 2024), I suddenly found it difficult to swallow any slightly larger hard objects, such as the cod liver oil capsules that I have been taking 20 or thirty years ago. Even the modest sized Omeprazole capsules will cause some discomfort, at the bottom of the throat and just above the chest. Now the span of the discomfort has extended to all day, long after I have swallowed those medication and supplement. Would you be able to help explain what my problem is? By the way is Gaviscon Advance you recommended in the video the same as Peptac Liquid? Thanks for your help.
Mine started last February. It comes with head pressure, arm numbness, palpitations and nausea. I can hardly sleep at night. I went to see a doctor and run some lab tests, the results were normal. The doctor said, anxiety caused it so he prescribed me meds that can help me. I still have it now though, I have bad days and good days but still got to manage it.
Omg. I’m going to same thing listed here. The numbness scares me . Everything is scary
I had same situation
i try to manage it
It got better after 2 months
Im suffering with this and i thought maybe its throat cancer😢. Thanks for the video
Very educative
Thanks for sharing
Can you discuss if some of these meds are safe and don’t cause cancer long term? I know now some heart burn medicine was linked to cancer.
I have added this to the emails now for you.
Thankyou for the video … great information …. Would be very interested in the meeting if you organise one.
Thank you, I want to see what the appetite is for this idea.
Very informative. I would be interested in your seminar in London. Please let me know the details. Thanks
Going to organise a new one at some point. Register your interest and I'll send you an email when it's ready
Very informative and helpful. I feel like I understand the feelings in my throat a lot better. Is there a substitute for Gaviscon Advance in the US?
I'm sorry I don't know anything about America, but someone here said on the comments that there was an alternative. Reflux alginate something
Assuming i found the correct one they have it on amazon
I would love to meet with you. If there are any open days, il'd even be happy to pay, as I appreciate your time and expertise.
I have two small children, and last week, I was just cooking dinner, then struggled to breath and couldn't speak at all it subsided after a new minute's but my Rodney's it was terrifying.
If I could attend any open days or consultations, I would be most grateful?
Yes, I have LPR, constant nasal congestion, allergies and I believe sleep apnea. May I have the book you mentioned? Ty!
Thank you so much for this. You just solved my son's swallowing issue. We've been in and out of the hospital for a month now and they can't tell what's causing it. You are a blessing. God bless.
I'm in the US and Amazon has Gaviscon Advance. I've been taking Famotidine prior to a Barrium Swallow and then an Endoscopy. I'll see if my GI doctor agrees it's ok to take the Gaviscon. I sure hope it works. THANKS
Hi, I just ordered the Gaviscon's Advance today and I'll be trying it soon. Did it help you?
Is this condition caused by anything particular in the diet? Thanks!