What's wrong with my throat?

October 13, 2008 7:03 PM

Something funky is going on in my throat area. What could it be, and is it something I should be worried about?

Every once in a while, maybe once a month, I feel like something in my throat is getting misaligned with some other thing. I have to turn my head to "realign" it, and if that doesn't work, I push an area in my throat to move it off of whatever it's on.

I don't know if that makes any sense, but that's because I have no idea what's in my throat or what could be going on.

Imagine two not-yet-disconnected Twizzlers, and then disconnect them slightly so that part of one remains on top of part of the other. That's what my throat feels like. I feel like there are two cords in my throat that are supposed to be connected, but one is now loose and goes out of place if my neck does something funny.

When this happens, it's impossible for me to gulp without feeling extreme discomfort.

I have no idea what it could be, so I don't even know what I'd tell a doctor if it was indeed a big deal.

Does anyone have any idea of what it could be?

Thanks

posted by alligatorman to health & fitness (5 comments total)

I'm not sure what this is, but it's definitely worth telling a doc about. Just explain it like you have in this post.
posted by brevator at 7:21 PM on October 13, 2008

ya see a dr.
posted by patnok at 7:24 PM on October 13, 2008

I have no idea what it could be, so I don't even know what I'd tell a doctor if it was indeed a big deal.

You would tell them exactly what you just told us! They will ask you other questions during the course of a physical exam/assessment that can uncover more specific information.
posted by Asherah at 8:10 PM on October 13, 2008

Yeah it's an unpopular answer to medical questions, but I'd say go see a doctor on the chance that the underlying cause is some sort of growth that some anatomy in your throat (there's a lot of cartalaginous structure in there) is getting hung up on somehow. Some weird intermittent obstruction of swallowing is not something to mess around with.
posted by nanojath at 9:55 PM on October 13, 2008

I recommend you read through these pages to make a more informed choice. If I were you I would absolutely see an doctor.
posted by Wilder at 8:38 AM on October 14, 2008