Random sharp pain in lower front neck

[Neo3]

Hello,

Occasionally I have a sharp and very frightening pain in front of my lower neck, just around the thyroid. It comes from nowhere, lasts less then 1 seconds and goes away. I've searched the net for a more clear explanation, but I did not found one, so I try to be as precise with my description as I can be.

It feels the worst in the lower front neck, but also goes up to ears. Like a painful heartbeat that goes up, but it is very quick.

What I can think of are:
- trying to link it to bloating, my stomach is not the best in recent days. last time the pain come just after drinking a bit of water. maybe vagus nerve spasm or I don't know.
- I have a swollen right tonsil. no dentist told me it's bad, but it is not small. I do not have white spots on it, but I have tonsil stones.
- maybe I got a cold (little bit of throat ache I feel, but very lightly and not constant) that infeceted the swollen right tonsil. But it does not ache constantly.
- Or maybe some thyroid related problems. I do not feel swelling though.

And one more thing to add: in the last 2-3 days my left underarm was aching. It is gone now, but when I pushed it a bit, I felt pain. Maybe it's realted with some kind of gland related thing.

Anyone experienced this kind of sudden, sharp pain?
Before this occasion, it was a year ago I had experienced it. But for now it comes 2-3 times per day, which is not how it used to be last time.

Thank you for your help!

[Red_Star]

Sounds like you have swollen lymph nodes in your neck and armpit. The most common reason for swollen lymph nodes is an infection. My niece was always having tonsil infections until I gave her vitamin D gummies.

[Neo3]

Thanks for your reply, Red_Star!
I visited doc, she said it's nothing serious, but she didn't even touch my neck or so.

I feel it is worse if I eat something. For some reason I'm bloated in those days.

[Barb135]

Have you ever had any thyroid related tests done, such as Free T4, Free T3 or a TSH?  If so, please post the results and corresponding reference ranges, so we can get a better idea of your actual thyroid status.

Do you have other symptoms of a thyroid condition, such as those related to, either, hypo or hyperthyroidism?  Symptoms indicating hypothyroidism may include sudden, unexplained weight gain, constipation, cold intolerance, body aches/pains, hair loss, swelling/edema, especially in the face or under the eyes, etc.  Symptoms of hyperthyroidism may include sudden, explained weight loss, diarrhea, sweating/heat intolerance, hand tremors, heart palpitations, rapid heart rate, etc.  

Throat/neck pains can be caused by swollen/inflamed thyroid or they can be caused from the tonsil stones you already have.  

[Neo3]

Barb135, thank you for your reply!

I had a check 1 year ago, apart from RT3 they are seem to be okay.

RT3
0,28 ng/ml
TSH
1,9 mIU/l 0,550 - 4,780
FT4
14,55 pmol/l 11,50 - 22,70
FT3
4,46 pmol/L 3,50 - 6,50

I'm not sure of tonsil stones as I had them since I was a little kid and I'm now 28.

I'm starting to think it's more like a flu-symptom, but without fever. I have a bit of cold now and maybe an interesting add: my left underarm gland ached for 2-3 days before I felt those sharp throat/neck pains.

Now I get them 2-3 occasions a day, and as I experience, they are centered in the throat and going up rather than down to chest.

(I've halvened my beta blocker dose I take from 0.25 to 0.125 but I'm doing it since July, so I don't think that would cause sudden pain or so.)

[Nsm3]

How do you ask on here? No option.

[Neo3]

I forgot to add, my neck spines are not the best, I have neck pain sometimes at the upper back. But not sure if that can cause pain in lower front neck like my symptoms.