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Feeling of lump in throat

Feeling of lump in throat

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How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

Body locations

Neck (front)

Is Symptom of

Food allergy
Condition
Acute pharyngitis
Condition
Vocal cord polyp
Condition
Esophageal cancer
Condition

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What could cause the feeling of lump in throat without pain or burning?

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Feeling of lump in throat. Take Nexium (esomeprazole) 40mg once daily for acid, can I take 2 and will it ease this lump? What other options can I try of not!

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A 40-year old asked:

How to deal with constant feeling of lump in throat and chronic post nasal drip where you are always clearing your throat and always needing to spit up stuff?

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Been burping, feeling of lump in throat and sensation that their is backflow. Nexium (esomeprazole) not working. Could symptoms be more anxiety than actual reflux?

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A 33-year old female asked:

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A 27-year old female asked:

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A 20-year old male asked:

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A 20-year old female asked:

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A 29-year old female asked:

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A 22-year old male asked:

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A 36-year old asked:

What causes a feeling of a lump in throat when i'm sad?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Is a feeling of a "lump in throat" associated with strep throat?

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A 26-year old female asked:

Feeling of large lump in throat with post nasal drip and acid reflux. What could cause the back of neck to hurt when breathing in with these things?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Feeling of lump in my throat.present 2 days,constant,no pain,some reflux,no vomiting,able to swallow,lump 'moves' down when swallowing then returns?

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A 66-year old female asked:

I've had a red raw throat for 2 weeks. Acid taste in mouth and a feeling of lump in my throat. I know this is my indigestion or (maybe LPR) But I also have metastatic breast cancer to the bone. I'm scared about cancer?

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A 40-year old asked:

Is the feeling of a lump in the throat caused by anxiety?

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A 35-year old asked:

Could the feeling of a lump in my throat be anxiety related? And how do I make it go away?

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A 22-year old male asked:

Feeling of a lump in my throat. One side at the back of my throat looks swollen but there's no pain. What could this be?

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A 39-year old female asked:

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A 48-year old asked:

Can Valium help get rid of the feeling of a lump in your throat?

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A 50-year old female asked:

I have nausea and a feeling of a lump in my throat I also suffer menizers disease. I feel sick In the throat. nausea is awful?

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Iv had the feeling of a lump in my throat for weeks, cannot be felt and doesnt affect breathing or swallowing, what could be causing this?

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A 57-year old female asked:

I have feeling of a lump in my throat can it be acid reflex? Or my goiter.I also feel somepain

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A 23-year old male asked:

I have this feeling of a lump in my throat it comes and goes. Sometimes i feel like throwing up because my adam apple feels like it is being pushed on?

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Feeling of a intermittent lump in throat for 2 weeks. I can swallow food, and food seems to ease it a bit. Still worried about throat cancer?

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A 29-year old male asked:

Hi, Im 30 and man. I had a feeling of a lump in my throat 3 weeks ago. It got better after a week but I still feel it in the right side of my throat when I swallow my saliva. No issue while drinking or eating. No other symptoms. Should i be worried?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Throat feels dry. Hard to swallow. Worse after eating or drinking with constant feeling of a lump in my throat. What are best tests?what can it be?

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A 17-year old male asked:

I have aching in my body and a feeling of a lump in my throat, my hands are throbbing and I have an elevated temperature ?

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I have a feeling of a lump in my throat and when i talk i get short of breath at first i thought it was a panic attack but i had it for 3 days now?

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