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Lump in throat feeling due to stress and anxiety?

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Dr. Layth Maolood answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Possible: Globus sensation, which is the sensation of food stuck in through when under stress or anxiety happens to some people. The mechanism is unclear.

Answered 7/2/2016

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