Why do i get swallowing pains like someone punched me in the windpipe?

Odynophagia: You'll need to see an ENT doctor for examination of your upper aerodigestive tract. Possible causes include glossopharyngeal neuralgia, acid reflux, infection from candida or bacteria, tumor.

Foreign body?: May have swallowed something, like fish bone, that injured or got stuck in your esophagus ... Or simply a really bad sore throat with swelling of your esophagus ... Both can hurt with swallowing ...