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Posted by Doctor Nguyen Vinh Toan - Ear, Nose Throat Doctor, Interdisciplinary Department - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
Lump in throat or globus sensation is a symptom that often causes discomfort for patients, causing feelings of anxiety. Patients will have a feeling that there is a lump or something stuck in the throat, no pain, rarely affects eating and drinking, when examining often does not detect anything special.
1. Causes of sore throat
To determine the exact cause is not easy, there are many factors that can cause a lump in the throat including stress and anxiety. Therefore, in addition to examining the diseases of the ear, nose and throat area, it is necessary to combine with a neuropsychological examination.
The main causes of pharyngitis include:
Causes of pharyngitis, tonsillitis Chronic sinusitis with postnasal drip Symptoms Gastroesophageal reflux disease, pharyngopharyngitis Factors psychological conditions such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Psychological traumas in life increase the sensation of throat obstruction Abnormal spasm of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) Thyroid pathology: Some patients have thyroid abnormalities There are also symptoms of swallowing problems in the throat. Oropharyngeal foreign bodies: Some small foreign bodies can stay in the throat and cause obstruction. Tumor pathology: Some tumors in the oropharynx cause difficulty swallowing.
Viêm Amidan là một trong số nguyên nhân của loạn cảm họng
Some less common causes that may be associated with dysphagia include:
Eagle' syndrome, which often causes problems such as choking on a foreign body, is dominant on one side, Examination of the throat showed no abnormalities Diseases that dry up the salivary glands such as Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes, after radiation therapy to the head and neck.. Temporomandibular joint disorder
2. When to see a doctor?
If choking symptoms change or are accompanied by other symptoms that need to be seen by a doctor including:
Increased difficulty swallowing Swallowing problems accompanied by pain in swallowing Voice changes Fever Appearing thin Muscle weakness Occurrence of mass neck
3. What to do when there are symptoms of a blocked throat?
Ăn kẹo cao su giúp làm giảm nhẹ cảm giác vướng họng
Throat symptoms often have no specific treatment and most do not need treatment. This is a common symptom and is not dangerous, some treatments depend on finding the cause.
Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux syndrome, oropharyngeal with gastric antacid drugs, proton pump inhibitors, drugs to speed up gastric emptying, change lying position, change lifestyle such as eating.. Treatment of chronic sinusitis to limit postnasal drip. Recurrent aggravating tonsillitis with pockmarks may require tonsillectomy. Trimoplasty if the stye is long and causes discomfort Regularly Check thyroid disease Therapy to relieve neck muscle tension Treatment for symptoms of psychological disorders if present such as depression, anxiety, stress Drink enough water daily Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking When inflamed pharyngitis, laryngitis should limit talking too much so that the muscles in the throat and larynx can rest. Customers can contact the Vinmec Health System Hotline nationwide, or register for an online examination HERE.
