I am having problems wearing my clear retainer aligner. ever since i have been wearing it, i keep having pain in my throat and whenever i swallow my own spit, i feel a sharp pain in the back of my throat gum. does aligner cause this?

In the begging ,patients get excessive salivation and pain in teeth which might look like difficult to swallow the saliva but gradually it improves . If within a week of wearing the Aligner , the condition does not improve, you must see your Dentist for adjustment . In the mean time ask your Dentist to prescribe pain medication before you see him/her

You may simply have a sore throat. Call the Dentist or Orthodontist that providedmthe retainer for instructions

if you had one of those Direct-to -consumer aligners , then possible the aligner in the back teeth area is irritating your tongue and your gums and causes difficulties to swallow . Definitely the best recommendation is : go see a QUALIFIED dentist