Tight throat (feels like something is stuck)

[Jayde_96]

Does anyone get a tight feeling in their throat, almost like it’s gripping inside or something is stuck in there?

This sensation seems to come and go but sometimes is quite scary as it feels like my throat is closing up.

I can eat and drink and breath this doesn’t effect swallowing it’s just irritating and scary as I don’t know what it is ... GP’s seem to be dismissing it

[EleanorRose]

I experience this too. Have you read about Globus Pharyngeus? Sometimes called Globus hystericus. It can be caused by anxiety or nothing at all.

It also sounds a little like what might happen during a panic attack.

[Jayde_96 in reply to EleanorRose]

Hi thank you for replying it’s like there’s something stuck of something is gripping and it seems to be on the right side of my throat ... it comes and goes sometimes I don’t notice it then I’ll have a day where it’s really bad and becomes irritating x

[EleanorRose in reply to Jayde_96]

This is more or less exactly how I experience it. I’ve had it for over a year on and off. I don’t know for certain what it is but am 99% sure it’s globus pharyngeus. My anxiety likes to tell me it’s something terrible but I seem to be living to tell the tale 🙈

[Maisie2020]

Thankyou for asking this question, I've got it really bad today but like you said some days it doesn't bother me as much either.

I'm going to google Globus Pharyngeus and see if it sounds the same as what I'm feeling.

I used to get a tight feeling on the outside everyday, It felt like someone was strangling me, really scary, which made me feel like I couldn't breathe.

I read somewhere about yawning and on the outward breath really emphasise it.... like AAAAAHHHHHHH

That really helped me and I only get it occasionally now.

Hope you get yours sorted 🤞🤞😊