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A member asked:
Can anxiety disorder give you symptoms that make you feel like something in your throat and like you are going to choke?
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Anxiety: Sure. This is called globus pharyngus or globus hystericus. It can be seen in anxiety, inflammation of the throat, thyroid swelling, or gerd.
Answered 3/26/2013
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