Could an uvula touching the tongue cause difficulty swallowing?

[tertolp]

I'm not saying difficulty swallowing as in the uvula itself is blocking things, but my throat is.

I've had difficulty swallowing for about 2 months. Did blood tests which were fine, x-ray that showed nothing and acid reflux meds that did nothing. Other symptoms are that I felt something in my throat sometimes, which I've now found out was the uvula, and ear pain sometimes. I'm going to an ENT for an endoscopy or barium swallow in 2 weeks.

I looked in the mirror and saw that my uvula was actually touching my tongue. It wasn't big or anything, but it was still touching it. So I held down a spoon against my tongue for 10mins so it wasn't touching my uvula as an experiment. When I pulled the spoon out, I quickly drank water and I had no difficulty swallowing it at all for the first sip.

So why would a uvula touching the tongue cause my throat to tighten or something and cause difficulty swallowing?

[medic100]

A related discussion, MY throat was started.

[tertolp]

It's not really too worse trying to swallow on my back.

One more symptom is that whenever I swallow, my stomach makes some noise and I can feel it too (air escaping I guess).

[russtoo]

Hi;

   Dr knows best, but it doesn't seem the uvula should touch the tonge so as to constrict the troat.
   I notice you don't mention med usage so am unsure of angioedema, but to me, ear pain associated with the uvula protrusion indicates a possible allergy.
   Seems this may be more of a problem when trying to sleep on your back?