Stuck air...

[Emily2289]

Anyone ever feel like there is air stuck in their chest and throat? That's the only way I know how to describe it.

[Sarah_brarian]

That's an interesting way to put it but, yes! I've often told my therapist that when I'm anxious, I get a feeling like a mass in my throat or under my ribcage. Even right now, I feel it. Like a constant bubble.

You're not alone. We can be frog people together.

[Emily2289 in reply to Sarah_brarian]

Frog people! 😂 that made me laugh! Thank you for that! But now that you say that it makes sense! And that's exactly where mine is! It's the left side though... And in one of my more extreme attacks that sent me to the ER they did a chest xray and I saw the air right in the spot I felt it! (I am going to xray tech school, so i am familiar with what things look like on an xray and the anatomy) the doctor never even told me about it being on the xray... But the throat I have no clue... It doesn't feel like mucus, it feels like air.. A lump of air lol

[Sarah_brarian in reply to Emily2289]

Did you hear of any remedies?

[Emily2289 in reply to Sarah_brarian]

Unfortunately no, since the doctor just told me it was all anxiety, he didn't even mention the air that I saw in the xray.. I also get left shoulder and arm pain.... No remedies there either.. I try different things... I drink water and sometimes that helps relieve the chest feeling, but have found nothing that works even sometimes for the throat besides sleep.... I thought maybe it could be tension related, like maybe a muscle, but heat, nor massage has made a difference... I try to ignore it because I feel it almost daily...somedays it's easier to ignore than others...

[Davidatp]

Yes, sounds like mucus.