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Always feel like something is stuck in my throat?

Ok let me start off by telling everyone that I am an average build 23 year old male. I went to the doctor back in October I believe because I felt like I had something stuck in my throat and I had a very minute ammount of blood in my saliva when I spit. Anyway, he told me I have a sinus infection and gave me antibiotics. Now I have always had allergies and plenty of sinus infections and I knew this was no sinus infection. So I take the antibiotics and nothing changes. So I go back to the same doctors office to see a different doctor. This time because again I feel like something is stuck in my throat and I have a small dull paint to the left of my sternum. The blood in the saliva has stopped at this point. She decides it was acid reflux and gives me a months worth of Protonix and schedules an appt. for me to see someone in gastreology. So I've been taking the protonix and I went to see that doctor and he said he thinks I have acid reflux. I've been taking the Protonix as directed but still all the time I feel like something is stuck in my throat. Feels like it's right behind my tongue in the tonsil area. Sometimes it's on the left and sometime's it's on the right but it's always there. I drink plenty of water and the only other thing I drink is sweet tea and that's every now and then. I've drank it my whole life with no prior problems. Also I've noticed that it seems like something slimy. Almost like mucus drainage or something. I have been able to pull some of it up out of my throat and spit it out but it's clear with no color or spots or anything. No relief comes from that. Sometimes I can make it go away for a couple of minutes if I brush the back of my tongue. I took some Ztus expectorant last night hoping it would release it but no luck. Does anybody else have this problem and what can I do about it? I'm going to schedule an ENT appt. next week. There is no pain, it just feels like there is something stuck there much like when you try to swallow a pill without enough water. It makes me worry when I go to sleep because I'm afraid my throat might swell up causing breathing problems. Thanks in advance.

Matt
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Sorry to hear about everyone's pain and agony discomfort and irritability that your body is causing you as far as I can see we all have pockets in our throats that gather food that builds up some are within our sight and some aren't. I also get a dry feeling in my nasal cavity not to mention I suffer from seasonal allergies I usually remedy with water in my nose and if that doesn't work I do a little aroma therapy using Chapstick but it's Burts Beeswax brand they use all natural ingredients the peppermint smell is what alleviates that dry feeling. As far as something feeling like is stuck in my throat I usually cause a vibrating sensation the same as most people do when there throat itches horribly then those pieces of white matter that looks like brains or something like that and smell like death or rott . When those particles star coming out I can almost instantly feel some relief . Well what I really want to tell you guys and gals is to use Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar take a tablespoon twice a day and also use it in warm water to gargle as much as you like without swallowing. Now it's a bit strong and for the squirmy hard to swallow when you take it straight , I recomend taking it straight so when it.goes down your throat it will gett on those bothersome areas. Now for those of you that are not aware of the benefits of vinegar well it's a natural antibiotic known to help kill viruses, infections , breakdown of calcium which most likely if what's building up in those pickets in our throats . On a personal note my mother had some x-rays done years back and they found dark spots in her lungs well sounds like you guys know the process Specialist after specialist meanwhile no treatment from them anyways . She was taking the Apple Cider Vinegar straight twice a day anyway long story short she went to one of her follow up x-rays and the doctors were baffled the black spots had shrunk and almost completely disappeared. He went and asked her what she was doing my moms 82 years old now well she just laughed he went on and told her whatever your doing don't tell my other patients . Now that's sad that a Doctor ( medical healer) would say something like that . Anyways I wish you all the very best never give up . And don't write this off take a hard long look at the healing properties of vinegar you will be surprised . In no way am I a Dr. on contrary I have lost hope not in all of our Dr's but in the vast majority I'm just a person that likes to use Gods given natural healing foods and minerals and of coarse faith and prayer . Now make sure and research any and all things before you do them . Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar Book check it out
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try fresh juice..celery and cucumber..kale optional...fresh fruit juice..orange pineapple.....get some good juice recipes off line.do enemas daily at night.
fast for at least 7 days.its hard..but yo can do it...fresh red grape juice is absolutely dynamite!...fresh watermelon juice...at the end of 7 days eat very little... a small salad and your juice then add maybe an apple and salad the next day take about 3 days to break the fast only adding small amounts of raw fruits and veggies. oh yeh...IT ABSOLUTELY MUST ALL BE CERTIFIED ORGANIC!  then just eat fruit and salads and raw veggies for a couple weeks...then do it again..only have to do the enamas when you fast! but absolute must you have to do the....gets rid of the toxins and your headaches and feelings of ill! I promise you this will make it all go away if you do it long enough. I had the exact same thing..this works!
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I noticed this about 2 months ago.  Started spitting blood, very little coming from nose.  Then noticed I am constantly clearing my throat and as if something is stuck in back.  I've tried doing that thing guys do to get whatever is stuck out, but to no avail.  At night I feel drainage so I get up and spit blood.  Sometimes cough up mucus clots.  I have no tonsils, went to ENT and had that scope inserted through nose.  Was given a Rx for acid reflux but also told if it doesn't go away in 6 wks, will have to go to Gastro, dr.  BTW, I still feel like drainage so I get up and spit out blood.  No other problems like fatigue, weight loss, etc.  Just very annoying.  I've noticed my voice is a little raspy at times too.  I have an appointment 1/26/15.  Hopefully nothing serious.
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I've suffered with this my entire life. I have allergies. I'm 47 I've always thought in was my adenoids. But I fight with they doc about sinus infections, Gerd, just overwhelmed with phlegm.
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Hi Everyone,

I'm CW, and I've had similar experiences, as well as my sister before me.  Although everyone experiences are different I've come to see that Thyroid issues may be the problem.  That was the problem for my sister and unfortunately, now, that is the problem for me.  Even though we had similar symptoms there were some differences too.  Hers was rapid coughing and mines was a lump in the throat. The lump is an enlarged thyroid or goiter.

Has anyone had an ultrasound or CT of their throat {where they rub gel on it)?
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i habe the same prob what to do please
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