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There is a clicking in my throat when i swallow. not the pressure in my ears but actually in my throat on the left side. what are all possibilities?

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Cartilage problem: Likely snapping of an elongated thyroid cartilage over the cricoid cartilage. Requires surgery for correction. See an ENT doc.

Answered 6/7/2021

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A member asked:

There is a clicking in my throat when i swallow. not the pressure in my ears but actually in my throat on the left side. what are all possibilities?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Louis Gallia answered

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