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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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what was the muscle relaxer called?
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Hi
I have all the problems. Its started with tendinitis 10 months ago which have now developed to acute Carpal Tunnel. The doc wont do anything before an MRI scheduled on 17th September 2014. 2 weeks ago after dinner i felt this chocking feeling and though i tried i could not get sick. Something is stuck on my throat on the left and it causes constant belching but the air is left trapped inside my throat and the belching act does not complete. yesterday the doc put me on Tecta for GERD and it does not help. I am so uncomfortable i am going out of my mind
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Hi all,

         I've been reading all your comments and wow relieved that you guys have a place to talk about this.


I'm 31 Year old boy. 5 years ago I started having severe tonsils infections. 22 tonsillitis in a years. So after 2 years I asked the doctor to test me for everything STD's CANCER etc,  all results came negative. So I told the doc to refer me to a specialist to get them removed. Once removed, which it's been 3 years. I have been having the feeling stuck in my throat right below the adam's apple.  Doctor told me that it was post nasal drip ( tried the medication and nothing). Then it was acid reflux ( tried the medication and nothing) then it was allergies ( did all the allergy test and nothing ).  Then a couple days ago I went to the dentist and she told me that I have some little mass in my lower inner lip that I have to go and get checked out. I'm freaking out!!! LOL, Meanwhile I was doing some research online and I found 3 possible problems. 1. I have Oral Cancer?  2. It's my thyroid or 3. It's all in my head...

I'm soo stressed out.

thx for letting me write this
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Did you ever figure put what it was? I have the same symptoms and have a small mass on the lower lip under the skin as well.
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ok i have th same but mu lump in throat comes with heavy chest and stroke like symptoms that come and go --I have rushed to the hospital 3 times in 3 weeks thinks i am having a heart attack or stroke --all tests normal --they say I have nuerological response to toxins i was exposed to and the pill feeling in throat is anxiety ---never had reaction to bug spray before --I think I am going crazy that the mind can do all this --does anyone else have this ? numbing face and arms ? heavy chest and pill in throat feeling ? I was diagnosed 20 years ago with complex migrane but this is way different and wont go away --its been 31/2 weeks --could it be reaction to bug spray ?
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I am MISERABLE..   mine has only been going on less than five weeks.   Mine not only is the feeling in my throat, but I have the feeling in the right upper side of my chest that something didn't go down also...   I NEVER goes away..   There are times that it is a little better, but it is NEVER gone.  A burp makes it a little better, but not much.  I was put on Protonix  several months ago because after an asthma attack that placed me in the hospital, I continued to cough.   They were concerned that I may have some Reflux.   Well if I did I didn't realize I had it that bad.   NOW THIS...Someone have any new help..
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I am MISERABLE..   mine has only been going on less than five weeks.   Mine not only is the feeling in my throat, but I have the feeling in the right upper side of my chest that something didn't go down also...   I NEVER goes away..   There are times that it is a little better, but it is NEVER gone.  A burp makes it a little better, but not much.  I was put on Protonix  several months ago because after an asthma attack that placed me in the hospital, I continued to cough.   They were concerned that I may have some Reflux.   Well if I did I didn't realize I had it that bad.   NOW THIS...Someone have any new help..
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