Feels like there's something in my throat

[completelydifferent]

Hi! Sorry if this is long...

I'm a 22 year old female, and for about the last 5 or 6 days I've had a feeling in my throat (upper left, in the back, just behind the uvula is what it feels like). It's getting on my nerves. It feels like there's a piece of food there or that I half-swallowed a hair or something. It doesn't hurt at all, but it feels like if I'm not careful I'll inhale it (which isn't physically possible, but it's in that location). I have no fever, no swollen glands, and there's nothing visually amiss based on my inspection with a flashlight in front of the mirror. One thing I did notice last night when I was looking was a semi-circular white ring in the back of my throat around where I think the irritation is. I don't see it at all today. I've gargled, I've tried eating different foods, I've coughed, I've tried clearing my throat in different ways, but nothing is helping. I had mono back in high school, but it's not even close to that. I had my adenoids removed when I was about 8. But I feel fine. I haven't been sick at all in 4 years. It just feels like I should be able to cough up whatever is causing this, but nothing works.

Any ideas on what could be going on??

[mastkids]

Consider fungal infection and get checked for that.
Another thought is a bony overgrowth which is rare but does occur: a physician friend has recently found this in herself.

[mastkids]

Consider fungal infection and get checked for that.
Another thought is a bony overgrowth which is rare but does occur: a physician friend has recently found this in herself.

[Pum]

Lots of different suggestions and can I add one more "globus sensation". That's the stress related one. I had that once (for weeks on end) and it felt like that feeling you get when you're about to cry. I swore I could feel pills sitting in my throat for half an hour after swallowing. it was all due to spasm of the osophogus caused by stress. But that was me.

Good luck to you all.

[CHRISTY101]

I ALSO HAVE THE SAME FEELING LIKE SOMETHING STUCK IN MY THROAT.
DO ANY OF YOU WHO SUFFER FROM THIS SMOKE AS I DO AND I THOUGHT THAT SMOKING COULD BE THE CAUSE .
THE FEELING IS THERE ALL THE TIME ITS REALY IRRITATING I STOPPED SMOKING TO SEE IF IT WILL GO AWAY.
PLEASE ANYONE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION .
THANX CHRISTY

[rj69]

i av the same problem!
ITS SOOOO ANNOYINGG!
it feels like theres a pill stuk in my throat ...i went docs and he couldnt see anything anyone found out wt it could be yet?? its really doin my hea in now im gonna go back 2 the docs 2moz !

[thompson311]

WOW! I cant believe how many other people have this problem! I've been dealing with it for years now - off and on. I always assumed it was mucous - I've tried sooo many ways to cough it up - I've made myself vomit in hopes that it would come out- no luck!! It's soo annoying that I just dont feel like I can deal with it anymore. I cant sleep - it's a constant irritation. (not with pain - just it's persistance) It feels so close to coming up that I almost want to try and get it with my hands!! UGH!!! Everything that I have read points to LPR AKA Laryngopharyngeal. It's a type of acid reflux but doesn't have the same symptoms as acid reflux.  I'm actually about to do a little research on it right now - something has GOT to help.

Best of luck to all.. I'm still just SHOCKED that there are so many of us out there LOL