This unpleasant complaint has been experienced by almost all people once in a lifetime.
When describing a symptom, people say that:
- There is lump in the throat ;
- Something is stuffed in the throat;
- Feeling that food could not be swallowed.
Because of this discomfort, the person feels uncomfortable, has difficulty swallowing and breathing.
Feeling of a ball in the throat may be due to an abnormal process in the body, but mostly due to stress, it develops against a neurotic background.
Usually, during a medical examination, the doctor cannot find an object, an object, and it is difficult for the patient to believe this, because he or she actually feels like a lump in the throat.
Cause
Often discomfort is caused by psychological factors and stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue play an important role in its formation.
Sometimes this is also due to food - eating large amounts of food at night, eating fast; This feeling can be explained like this - food has touched my heart.
Some of the most common causes include:
- Pharyngeal inflammatory conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Stretching of the throat muscles;
- Abnormal upper esophageal sphincter function
- Thyroid disease;
- Joint or muscle problems, etc.
When to see a doctor
A person with globus sensation may never need to see a doctor, as the condition is likely to clear up on its own.
However, in cases of chronic globus sensation, a person may want to speak to a healthcare professional to help identify the cause of the sensation.
Source:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320245#what-is-globus-sensation
