Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Throat feels swollen and hard to swallow? thyroid?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Less likely: More likely a throat infection, and less your thyroid. If it gets better and you do not see or feel a bulge in your neck/thyroid, it was probably an infection. If it persisits, you could always be checked by a dr. And a simple thyroid test would let you know.
Answered 6/29/2017
5.2k views
Probably not: Your thyroid would have to get really large before causing swallowing problems and it would come on over a fairly long time.
Answered 10/1/2019
5.2k views
Sore throat: Throat swelling and soreness can be due to an a virus (cold) or bacterial (strep) infection, post nasal drip from nose congestion, heartburn, smoking, air pollution, or even yelling. It is much less common for an enlarged thyroid to cause a swollen throat but if you have a thyroid problem, you should have your doctor exam you. Fortunately most sore throats are minor and go away by themselves.
Answered 4/28/2019
5.2k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
How do you treat swollen lymph nodes in neck and hard to swallow or breathe?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
An extremely hard time swallowing. I have swollen lymph nodes in my neck, could this affect my ability to swallow?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
The back of my neck is swollen on the right side, about 1 month, like a severe spasm. Hard time swallowing. Fatigue for 1 month?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I've had swollen glands in my neck for months now, sometimes its hard to swallow food, is my body still just fighting infection?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Right lymph node in neck throat swollen, nothing on left, don't feel sick at all just the lymph node, what could this be? Feel it swallowing & yawning
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Clear bubbles in back of throat enlarged tonsils tongue swollen like veins will pop thru & feels like somethin stuck. Hard 2 swallow w/ lump @ neck b?
Right ear has pain as if it is clogged & sharp piercing pain at times, the right side of my neck seems swollen, throat dry and harder to swallow. ?
Multiple thyroid nodules some are very large & others are attached to my vocal cords. Hard to swallow , swollen neck & painful, took raditn pill. 3 yrs ago. Help?
I was playing on the bungee run and as it flicked me back the chain hit my neck hard and now it's swollen, and it hurts to swallow, breath and move?
Swollen neck gland with ear pain also hard to swallow.
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
