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I felt pressure in my throat and pressed down on it slightly with my fingers. i heard a crackling sound and my adams apple moved.. what happened?
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Thyroid cartilage: Your trachea (windpipe) and your adam's apple (laryngeal prominence of the thyroid cartilage) have some amount of movement normally. Generally not a problem.
Answered 10/31/2015
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