Feeling like something in throat

[taxgirl017]

Last month I started to get this feeling as though a lump or something was caught in my throat.  No matter how much water I drank it would not go away.  I went to the emergency room and an x-ray of my throat was taken, however nothing showed on the xray.  I still have this feeling.  I was very scared when I went to the emergency room and I was waited on immediately because the doctors stated that if something was there that it was a probability that it could fall into my lungs.  The insurance however claims that this was not an emergency.  Any comments on what could be happening in my throat and are there any comments on my feelings of fear, that led to my trip to the hospital upon experiencing this constant something or feeling of something in my throat?

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

There could be several causes of the symptoms you are having and only a detailed clinical examination and certain investigations would help to rule out the find out the cause in your case.

This could be due to a condition called zenker's diverticulum, which is a pharyngeal pouch; it could be due to 'globus hystericus'. The sensation may also result from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or from frequent swallowing and drying of the throat associated with anxiety or another emotional state.

Other conditions include - cricopharyngeal (upper esophageal) webs, symptomatic diffuse esophageal spasm, GERD, skeletal muscle disorders (eg, myasthenia gravis, myotonia dystrophica, polymyositis), and mass lesions in the neck or mediastinum that cause esophageal compression.

You should talk to the doctor and get a complete evaluation done.

Let us know if you have any other doubts or need any other information.

Post us on how you are doing.

Regards

[Steve355]

Hi- I often get the exact same thing, and 2 of my sisters get it too.  I know it's scary at first.  I once cut a workout at the gym short to go right to the ER because it felt like my throat was closing.  But when I thought about it, I still could breathe fine, it just FELT like it was closing.  Just a lump in the throat.  Same thing... x-rays and everything.  Nothing showed up.  It lasted a few weeks and went away.  Apparently there is a term for this (esophogal something-or-other), but I can't remember what it's called.  My doctor says it's stress-related, but it doesn't seem to always happen when I'm stressed.  But this sensation is common in people who have anxiety issues.

I still get it every once in a while, but it doesn't freak me out at all anymore.  And the fact that it doesn't worry me anymore seems to make it go away faster.  I'm sure there are more qualified people that could probably answer this, but I figured it would help if you heard it from someone else who has it.  If you have the same thing as me, and you probably do, I know that after time you will feel much better and know that it's probably nothing serious.  Eventually even on days that you have it you'll be able to ignore it.  And maybe you won't even get it anymore.