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Feels like i am being strangled.feeling this way for 2 yearstoday actual voice box feels sore to the touch.doc says reflux, spasms, no test were done ?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Rule out...: Relapsing polychondritis, first and foremost. This always gets missed. Wegener's granulomatosis is another entity that's likely to go undetected that can present this way. There are a host of others. A trip to an otolaryngologist is in order. Best wishes.

Answered 7/12/2013

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A member asked:

Feels like i am being strangled.feeling this way for 2 yearstoday actual voice box feels sore to the touch.doc says reflux, spasms, no test were done ?

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