Anonymous

3 years

Something feels stuck in my throat

Every night, i feel something stuck in the middle of my chest. It makes me feel difficult to sleep, esp when i sleep on my sides. I also feel hard to breathe sometimes. I tried to swallow or drink hot water, but the feeling is still there.

Greetings!

Thank you for your question. I understand your worries regarding your condition. However, due to your limited information, i will not go into an exact diagnosis of your condition.

Based on the informations given, your problem could be a sore throat by viral infection that commonly happen or other medical conditions such as

  • Abnormal spasm of esophageal muscle
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Scleroderma, which is a type of auto-immune disorder that attacks your esophagus
  • Tumors in the chest or chest wall that might press the esophagus…
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Achalasia
  • Viral or bacterial infection of the throat

You can easily get ear, nose & throat problems, but don’t let it get to you.

The difficulty in swallowing is called dysphagia, and the causes could be the same as above. To know the specific diagnosis, i suggest you to go for a doctor consultation if this problem persist without any action of relief.

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Discuss your symptoms with an ear, nose and throat(ENT) specialist for their expert advice.

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