hard to swallow

[chevy man]

Sometimes i have pain in the throat and chest and swallowing is difficult and food goes down slow can cardiac issues cause stuff of this sort

[achillea]

Google these terms to see if you recognize your symptoms:

Esophageal dysphagia

Achalasia

My husband had achalasia, and it causes enormous problems with swallowing certain foods, as well as surprisingly intense chest pain.

There are some medications that help a bit, and a few non-surgical things your doctor can do, if the condition is very severe.

[chevy man]

Wow never knew beta blockers did that. i don't think its from coughing because i don't have a cough

[DeltaDawn23]

Are you on a beta blocker?  I am taking one and somewhere I read that the smooth muscles used in swallowing are affected.  Sometimes my throat and esophagus seems to close up if I drink too much water (or other liquid) too fast.  It's as if it simply won't go down quickly enough.  I just stop and wait a few seconds and try to drink a little less at a time -- sip, not gulp it down.  Hope this is of some help.  Good luck to you.  Keep us posted on how you are doing.

[MichelleP_3811]

When I had my pvcs really bad they would make me gag so eating was hard because I felt like throwing up but it didn't cause my throat to hurt.  I would have chest pain but not throat pain or difficulty swallowing.  I might be concerned that you have some acid erosion from acid reflux damaging your esophagus.  This is an issue that could trigger pvcs due to the vagus nerve so I would go see your doctor or a gastroenterologist to get your throat checked out.  The only other thing could be that if you are coughing a lot from frequent pvcs or pacs it could be straining your chest muscles which could cause throat pain and difficulty swallowing.  I also had a cold this year and the main symptoms was a sore throat but it was constant for about 2 weeks and then just went away so you would probably know if it was virus related but again I think these symptoms warrant a trip to the doctor to get evaluated.  I hope you feel better soon.