globus hystericus?

I swallowed a chicken bone 9 days ago- seen on x ray, but couldnt find when scoped.  drs. say its just scratched and i may have the globus thing, but i can't eat or sleep, feels as if i'm choking - like the bone moves,  chest pains, and solid foods have a hard time going down, i've been eating bananas, and bread and butter trying to push it down but this causes extreme pain.   I don't know what to do, i think the bone is still there.

As a sufferer for 5 years I can give you all hope. Ifeel at last after spending thousands of pounds and wasting so much time I can give some good advice. Try doing what I have done I had globus and burning mouth and can truly say after nearly going out of my mind I feel much relief. You need to rewire you brain, to give it something to distract  it. I made myself some toffees with cayenne pepper in them (after seeing that a doctor had good results with this) and bought some original fishermans friend lozenges. You suck some every now and then and the brain gets confused by the burning feeling and it seems to interrupt the other pain signals from the brain. I had tried just about everything and I have to say I wish someone had given me this advice years ago. I hope it helps some of you out there, but remember one other thing that helped me, however scared you are when you get globus at the endo of the day "its only a feeling and it wont kill you"

Lovr to you all

Rosie

Hi My name is maria  I jsut got this feeling about 3 weeks ago like everything sticks besides water and ensure i cannot eat anything else.  It feels like i am always chocking so of course now i have severe anxiety I am always scared I lost over 26 lbs in 3wks and I am going crazy.  Can't seem to put anything in my mouth . I take my pills with Ensure. I am just so hungry but can't tell my brain to let me eat. The Endoscopy people said I has some esophagitis so thay put me on Nexium. I still can't eat. Doctors just think I am crazy. Don't know what to do.

maria

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Oh my God.. I thought I was the only person feeling this... It has been driving me crazy... I have been suffering with this for almost a year... I've tried everything... from acupuncture to endoscopies, sprays... you name it... I've done it! now I will try what you recommended! We'll see what happens : )

Thanx for the advice....

unfortantly these are panic/anxiety attacks. I hate them and have had them for over 25 yrs.most my life. I'm on lexapro, it helps control them sometimes.

Thanks so much for the suggestion of using Fisherman's Friend lozengers. It did exactly as you described. It took my mind off my aching throat to the point where I could focus on other things which in turn took the stress away. 

Thanks also for helping me avoid lots of costly medical appointments. I'm sure these appointments would have added to my anxiety. Yours was the best, most practical advice ever. I spent 3 weeks going nuts over this. From what I read here, it could have been an ailment stretching over many years. 

hi i think i hAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DOCTOR SAYS MY VOCAL CORDS ARE INFLAMED FROM A BAD REACTION TO MEDICATION. HE PUT ME ON PRILOSEC, BUT AFTER THE SECOND WEEK I FEEL LIKE MY CHEST IS TIGHT AND NY THROAT IS TIGHT. I THINK THE PRILOSEC. IS DOING THIS. I NEVER HAD ANY ACID REFLEX JUST MY THROAT WAS PRODUCING ALOT OF SALIVA AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT CAUGHT IN THE BACK OF MY THROAT. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET FISHERMANS FRIEND LOZENGERS. IM GOING OFF PRILOSEC AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE MY LOW DOSAGE OF XANAX . PLEAE EMAIL ME AT ntlperitore@gmail.com

Thank you so much for your advice about Fisherman's Friend lozenges!  I was experiencing quite a bit of pain associated with Globus and was amazed at how quickly and effectively they worked.  I send you the deepest graitutude for sharing your experience and hope!

I know how you feel. Everyone around me is telling me Im making it up, or it can be controlled and it really can't. Everytime my family sits down and eats they struggle to be patent with me, they think Im making myself sick. But they or every body doesn't understand that we new know ourselfves better and we know that every bite we take and every time we swallow we are taking a risk of choking to death. I didn't believe it could be anxiety at first becuase its last day and night I cry everytime no one understandsss they just give me med. to knock me out other than that there is NO CUREE. we go to our loved ones and doctors for help but no one can help us only god can.

Hang in there! I understand how you feel you guys! If any one ever needs to talk to some one about it... feel free to write me... I always feel like NO ONE UNDERSTANDS....

bright_N_beautiful@hotmail.com

Hello everyone,  I empathise with all of you. I have been living with this curse for  a year now. had several tubes up my nose , and down my throat, barium swallow and an eosophugus scope, all come back negative.

"so I'm officailly mad " I said to my dr.

"No, you are not mad, you have a condition that is called GLOBUS" not caused by stress , but excasabted by stress.

No treatment, go away dont think about it and it will eventually go away,

STILL WAITING!!

Thing is , I have no stress, I have a lovely home , lovely husband 5 lovely grandchildren,

. two kids with good homes, no money problems . I have always been the doer in my family, I can cope with anything, dont really beleive all the "stress" solutions that seem to be the answer to everything these days.

does anyone get an awful ache in the top half of the back associted with their Globus.My doctors never really took a lot of notice of me when I mentioned the back ache problem.this bothers me more than the lump most of the time. my lump sensation makes me feel sick. I havent lost any weight, probably gained some, as eating gives me comfort, it seems as though my throat is opened up with swallowing and eases the sensation.

I have read somewhere that globus can take between 21-27 months to go, if it goes at all, so seems all we can do is live in hope!! good luck and love to you all

Sue x

I'v had that feeling you feel in your throat when you are trying to hold back tears for about 2 months now. Tightness like there is a ball in there. Its onset was from a severe sence of stress and anxiety I was going through, which really was over nothing, nothing happend. This totally sucks. I have had anxiety forever and never had this problem before! Sometimes it even feels like metal or bloody in my mouth too. Only once when i took 2 pills i choked and they got stuck in my throught from the tightness, I had to induce vomiting after drinking gobs of water didnt work. I stumbled on a youtube video and a girl mentioned this syndrom so I looked it up. I really feel like im going insane. I really am not even stressed or anxious about anything and yet I still have the lump! The more I think about it the bigger the lump grows and the bigger the lump grows the more I think about it. Sometimes it manifests into lump and severe neck strain on the right side of my neck. Sometimes I have both sometimes one or the other, but almost always GLOBUS. The only time it goes away is if i manage to get my hands on some drugs like benzos or opiods from a friend or relative, not very often though, it helps ease the tension which then eases the throat. I been taking PROZAC and WELLBUTRON for like 3 weeks and its helped with my anxiety/depression yet the lump WONT go away naturally on its own. I also took up eating more because it helps releive the lump, and now im getting all bloated and packing the pounds on when im already overweight. I don't know what to do I really just want it to go away w/out having to take schedualed drugs.

After having my baby and an epidrual my spine was messed up, it burned 24 hours a day sunrise sunset for about 1 year, then gradually after 5 years now it only hurts if im bending and lifting or shopping, but i can now at least walk around the house and sit without being in excursiating pain. At this point id rather have that pain then this lump! Cus at least as long as I put heat on it it would go away and heats easy to access!

If my damn docter would have just given me benzos really in the first place I would have been relieved over my stressfull situation and this lump wouldnt have manifested iteself!

hey i've also experienced this globus for 5 months now and it is aggravating, but you sound alot like you have cricophyarangeal spasm, look up the doctors name James P Thomas Md. he seems th be on the right tract to all the problems. He also has links to doctors specializing in this in every state. good luck and don't forget to pray, God always gives me comfort, he wants us to be patient, yeah i know its hard to do but he will never leave us. Take care

hi im 20 years old female and I have had a really bad two years of it i got panic attacks last year around april,wore too high of a nicotine patch and took a tab wit caffine in it when trying to give up smoking and brought on feeling of panic and ever since i got them. then last december i got a mouthguard for grinding my teeth because of stress....as usually took docs ages to diagnose my tmj. i spent my 20th birthday in a and e because was too sore to chew..pain in ear! i was made a mouth guard to wear at night to stop the pain but i got a bad sore scratchy throat from wearing it. went to doc....gave me anti biotics....went to a and e wit it said was viral....went back again said it was acid reflux.....not knowing what was causing my really bad sore throat must of made me nervous. would only eat yoghurt because was told it was thrush from the mouthguard.went to town one day to go to shop when i got into the car...not thinking about much.i got this lump in my throat...scared the life out of me.convinced myself i could not breathe....i later fell asleep exhausted from my panic attacks. over the next month and a bit i tried eating and could not swallow anything would get stuck etc....lump constantly there. caused loads of panic attacks...back and forwards too a and e convinced myself my throat was closing over thought I was allergic to something...would only eat cereal then became so bad couldnt swallow it. i lost a stone and a half. i went too ent one day and they put a camera up my nose and down my throat and when he got to the bottom of my throat and asked me to swallow i was in so much pain my muscle which i no now closed in on it as i did. it was so thin too. he was the only nice doc too me. all the rest were nasty and thought i was nuts or looking attention. even my own family and boyfriend started to doubt me,which was very upsetting. but that day in ent that doc finally said something named the muscle in my throat and told my that it was very tight and he didnt no why. my mum was so angry though as they wouldn't keep me in for test, i was wasnt away to nothing...surviving on a bit of custard and water a day. my blood pressure was starting to drop a bit to...had to drink sugar water too keep my blood sugar up. i then had to pay private for a barium swallow as they wouldnt keep me in to do it. It came back normal, i went to see my gp and she said it was too do with anxiety gave me tabs but i wouldnt take them im determined to beat this myself not through drugs that i might become dependent on. So 8months on i still have it...some days are worse than others....i just dont panic about it any more because i no what it is...i would get nervous eating foods i havent eating since it happens cause i fear im allergric too something. im going to cbt....cognitive behavioral theraphy which has helped alot.

a few tips i have are...try and keep your mind occupied, try not to think about it...watch t.v....read a paper while eating...takes your mind of the lump...drink plenty of water...when u swallow and feel scared cause its tight take a drink of water you will soon realise that your throats ok just the glob playing up. I hope some day it will go away. im going to take up yoga to see if i can decrease my anxiety levels and stress. im so glad i came across this.......i just wish doctors knew more about this so that when someone goes to them with this problem they can explain it and prove to them thats what they have, many ones i was going to i was getting all different diagnosis.

good luck to everyone and i hope you all well feel better and reasured....thats all i needed was reasurance and was never gave it and made me more anxious....

Hi there, I am a 32 year old femal who just finished reading this and cannot believe what I am reading.  I to went through EXACTLY what you are going through and my heart goes out to you!  This happened to me approx. four years ago.  It was by far the worst experience of my life.  I feel for you because I know what it's like to feel like that but not to be able to get treatment for it.  I had a one year old and a five year old at the time and thought that every day was my last.  Doctors were unsure, test after test and it just went on and on.  My final appointment with an ENT told me that my throat muscles were tight and stuck almost closed.  This apparently was caused from severe acid reflux.  I was put on pantaloc and it took five months before I started to feel better.  My episode lasted for almost eight months.  There were times for a bit where I would start to feel it in my throat and than it would go away.  I can now say that it is gone completely!  Once when I was camping I got that almost same sensation and it was becuase i was allergice to the poplar burning on the fire but some reactine cured that.  I thought there was no one else out there who felt this.  Good luck and I hope it goes away for you to.  Keep strong and remember....you are not crazy!!!! ( I was told many a times it was anxiety and depression but refused to listen)  If I could be of any help, let me know!!!!!

hi there, i also cannot believe what i'm reading.  I have been going thru the same symptoms for the last 4 1/2 months and im ready to give up.  They found that i have a hiatal hernia and that it was probably caused by acid reflux but they are not sure because by the time i saw the gastro i had been on medication for 3 weeks, so the endoscopy was normal.  I also went thru 2 weeks of nt being able to swallow anything not even saliva, i lost 20 lbs, now the opposit has happened the only releif i get is from swallow solids, liquids still allow me to feel the throat spasm, i am thinking of trying acupuncture and chinese medicine,  i don't know what else to do, i was also thinking of trying hystetrax and that's how i found this site.

good luck to you all, and thank god there are places like this where we can all vent.

MARY

Hello,

I have been experiencing the same symptoms for about 4 years. Its is worse in the evenings but other than that it is constant. I dont have trouble eating or swollowing. Its just a constant pressure on the front of my throat. It feels like when you 'choke up' before crying. I have tried anti-anxiety meds including xanax, tried ignoring it, looked into thyroid nodules, etc. with no luck. I went to an allergist yesterday to see if that was it. He thinks it may be some kind of reflux...not the typical gerd but something similiar. He gave me a med called Aciphex. I hope it works. They are also going to do some xrays to see if there are any growths on my vertebrae behind my throat. Hmmm?

Soooo...my specific question for you is did you have the cant eat thing or was it just that lump throat feeling? I am wondering if there is a difference between all the posts between those with the pressure feeling verses the pressure feeling with fear of choking on food. 

Thanks for any suggestions you have.

I have the same symptoms.  My throat feels tight with a lump, very dry also.  But I don't have trouble eating or drinking, it actually feels normal when I am eating and drinking.  I had a upper scope done this week and was given the bravo pill to measure the acid in my esophagus, will get results this week.  I have been dealing with this for a month and it is driving me crazy so I feel for you all that have been dealing with it longer.

I've read over most of the posts and my situation seems more like yours than any of the others but still not quite what I experiencre -- as a matter of fact, what's beginning to happen again this very minute.  Scary.  My Rheumatologist believes I have Sjorgen's Syndrome and I'm scheduled for a salivary gland biopsy on Wednesday to confirm it.  The saliva producing medication prescribed does greatly increase saliva production in my mouth for about an hour's time.  Last night was the worst episode to date, out of almost 2 years of slowly escalating episodes, both in frequency and duration.  I have other bothersome symptoms that fit the SS diagnosis also.  Dry sinuses, eyes, skin, stomach, and rectum.  The latter one leading me to believe I'd suddenly started becoming constipated after 58 years of regularity and ease bowel movement.  Really look in detail at your body and how it's been acting and reacting.  You may have other symptoms that aren't bothersome but are commensal with some sort of disorder.  Good luck -- I could use a bit of it myself.  Peace.

Hi, I am a 33 year old female (other than the problem I list here, I am VERY HEALTHY)

I have had a throat problem constantly for 6 years. I describe my symptom specifically as PAIN! Tension, tightness, achy and sometimes sharp associated with talking (I am a teacher). I also get the sensation of "Choking up" when I am stressed or angry. Have bilateral, symmetrical vocal cord nodules that everyone tells me is NOT the problem. Cartilage around the cords is "cherry red". Overly enlarged tonsils (had tonsillitis every month as a kid). Been to countless ENT's, allergists, GI doctors etc.

Finally, today my general practitioner said I have "Globus". Never heard of it but have now been looking it up & came across this site. I have never had a problem swallowing to the point of not wanting to eat. Never lost weight. Can't say that I feel a "lump in my throat", it just feels PAINFUL when I talk and gets tight and tense during stressful or upsetting situations. Impossible to sit down at family functions with everyone talking b/c it hurts too much to contribute!!! Anxiety builds just knowing a party or holiday dinner is coming up.

Tried every reflux med, nerve medications etc. 

Just started Xanax last week & it is hard to say if its helping the neck tension. Definitely no pain relief during talking. Negative for anything else like thyroid problems, motility issues, Sjogren's, autoimmune diseases, vocal paresis, spasmodic dysphonia etc. Neck CT scan and chest x-ray was negative.

Family getting tired of hearing me complain. Don't know how much longer I can hold on at my teaching career. 

Having 2nd Videostroboscopy (last one was years ago) this friday. 

Does ANY of this make sense to anyone!?!?!?! Help.

It sounds like damaged nerves in your throat. I went through all the docts also. Try Neurotin. I have a feeling it will help. Contact me if you need to talk. KayciWeaver@yahoo.com     Take care

It sounds like damaged nerves in your throat. I went through all the docts also. Try Neurotin. I have a feeling it will help. Contact me if you need to talk. KayciWeaver@yahoo.com     Take care

I am also a teacher and can relate to what you have written. I hope that my last 3 weeks of throat ache and tightness doesn't extend to 6 years! This must be terrible for you. I am sure it is a combination of work stress and over-use of vocal cords (which is unavoidable when you are teaching).

My problem started with laryngitis. I only took a day off work. I should have rested my voice for longer but relief teachers were in short supply, and being a martyr, I went back to work and struggled with a bad throat and limited voice. My sore throat seems to have gone but I'm left with excruciating pain from a tight throat. It's worse in the late afternoon and keeps me awake at night. The pain is awful. Like many have already described, I can eat but sometimes it's too painful to swallow my own saliva. The pain gets so bad that it continues along my ear canals and up to my temples and across my forehead.

From reading these other blogs I feel confident that it is not a physical problem. I am an anxious person by nature and have returned to teaching after 7 months of paid long service leave. What a shock it was to be thrown back into the classroom and all that teaching entails when you want to do the job well!

So I ask myself, what now?

I need to monitor my stress level and learn to shut off from the impossible expectations of this job. It's hard when you look at your colleagues who all seem to be getting on with the job. I am now 53 and have pressed on through all manner of teaching stresses. I feel that it's all catching up with me now. I shouldn't compare myself with young staff who seem to be coping. Who's to say they won't burn out down the track.

My concern is that by returning to work I am abusing my vocal cords and wondered if there are benefits in resting my voice to see if this will get rid on the 'globus Hystericus'

I am applying heat bag to the back of my neck and shoulders and have asked my partner to do a deep massage of this area.

These blogs have also helped me realise that I suffer from panic and anxiety. This is something I need to address. It is probably the root to this throat ailment. I need to learn the art of relaxation and find ways to enjoy my life. It's a complex matter and I'm sure this throat condition is telling me 'enough is enough'.

WOW! You are the first person who describes me exactly! I have been looking for someone for 6 years! I started with sore throats (2003), then laryngitis on/off. By September 2004, I had no sore throat, just throat PAIN. Now, 6 yrs later I have severe pain every second of my life. I am never pain free. There are times when the pain is less severe (like a 7 out of 10), but the second I talk the pain is back 9 or 10 out of 10. I always feel the tightness you describe. I am also an anxious person. I am now on Xanax and Lexapro (for muscle spasms and anxiety) and 2 anti-inflammatory meds. I am taking Speech Therapy 2 times a week. If you want to talk more you can e-mail me at Danieller6876@excite.com.  

I am happy to say that I am over this after only 3 weeks (touch wood). I think that the 3 most contributing factors to my recovery were 

1. Reading these blogs and feeling I wasn't alone. Any long term fears about cancer would only have made it worse.

2. Some one suggested sucking Fishermens Friend. Not the tastiest lozenges but it helped take my mind off the pain and gave me the sense that I was taking care of my throat pain.

3. Getting a deep shoulder massage felt so good at the time. It didn't give immediate relief to my throat ache but it gave me a good night's rest and I felt so much better in the morning.

Being the weekend also helped. I had stuff to do but nothing too high pressure. I think that taking sickies often makes you dwell on the pain. Having pleasant, low-key activities on the weekend was good.

I'd never want to suggest to anyone that they should not pursue medical advice but I'm sure if I'd gone down the road of ENTs, barium swallow, and endless other appointments it might have screwed with my head even more. Having said that I know that I'd benefit from some counseling. Cognitive therapy has been recommended. It's a decision of either burying my head in the sand and forever plodding on with an unhappy state of mind or doing something constructive and allowing myself to make the best of the time I have on this planet.

This weird experience with my throat has made me think that I need to stop and listen to my body. In my case I need to relax, not take life so seriously, go with the flow and look at the positives. eg Glass half full rather than ALWAYS half empty.

I agree with you completely!! I am so happy for you that your pain is gone. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky and here I am 6 yrs later. Where do I find Fisherman's friend?

It's something we have here in Australia. It's a throat lozenge. It has a strong menthol taste and comes with an aniseed flavour. It's not to everybody's taste but feels good in your throat. I also read that chewing gum helped to lubricate the throat and helped calm the constant pain but I'm not a big fan of gum.

I am also a teacher and can relate to what you have written. I hope that my last 3 weeks of throat ache and tightness doesn't extend to 6 years! This must be terrible for you. I am sure it is a combination of work stress and over-use of vocal cords (which is unavoidable when you are teaching).

My problem started with laryngitis. I only took a day off work. I should have rested my voice for longer but relief teachers were in short supply, and being a martyr, I went back to work and struggled with a bad throat and limited voice. My sore throat seems to have gone but I'm left with excruciating pain from a tight throat. It's worse in the late afternoon and keeps me awake at night. The pain is awful. Like many have already described, I can eat but sometimes it's too painful to swallow my own saliva. The pain gets so bad that it continues along my ear canals and up to my temples and across my forehead.

From reading these other blogs I feel confident that it is not a physical problem. I am an anxious person by nature and have returned to teaching after 7 months of paid long service leave. What a shock it was to be thrown back into the classroom and all that teaching entails when you want to do the job well!

So I ask myself, what now?

I need to monitor my stress level and learn to shut off from the impossible expectations of this job. It's hard when you look at your colleagues who all seem to be getting on with the job. I am now 53 and have pressed on through all manner of teaching stresses. I feel that it's all catching up with me now. I shouldn't compare myself with young staff who seem to be coping. Who's to say they won't burn out down the track.

My concern is that by returning to work I am abusing my vocal cords and wondered if there are benefits in resting my voice to see if this will get rid on the 'globus Hystericus'

I am applying heat bag to the back of my neck and shoulders and have asked my partner to do a deep massage of this area.

These blogs have also helped me realise that I suffer from panic and anxiety. This is something I need to address. It is probably the root to this throat ailment. I need to learn the art of relaxation and find ways to enjoy my life. It's a complex matter and I'm sure this throat condition is telling me 'enough is enough'.

Dear friend,

            I am a mother of 3 and also suffer from anxiety,lump sensation in throat, and TMJ. It has been a quite a difficult journey. Prayers has gotten me through and all my docts have been great. I take 20mg Lexapro for anxiety,neurotin for my throat, and Ellivil for my TMJ. The lump sensation in my throat is actually damaged nerves from being soooo sick through my pregnancies. There is hope. If you need to talk more you can email me at KayciWeaver@yahoo.com.

wow this happened to me aswell. im 15 and first doctor i went to he told me to relax. second doctor gave me anti-biotics. third doctor was an ears nose and throat doctor. He also stuck something down my nose to see what was in my throat. he said fungus.

He gave me medication but they have not really helped. My parents are getting sick of my complaints but this is really hard to live with. I hope you get better

WHTA CHINESE MEDICINE ARE YOU TAKING IS IT HELPING YOU.

I swallowed a chicken bone 9 days ago- seen on x ray, but couldnt find when scoped.  drs. say its just scratched and i may have the globus thing, but i can't eat or sleep, feels as if i'm choking - like the bone moves,  chest pains, and solid foods have a hard time going down, i've been eating bananas, and bread and butter trying to push it down but this causes extreme pain.   I don't know what to do, i think the bone is still there.

Debra,

If you swallowed a chicken bone and it can be seen on x-ray, please, please take your xrays and go to another ENT!! If you feel it, then it is probably still there and the ENT that went fishing in your throat with the laryngoscope probably did not see it.

On January 23rd 1998, I swallowed a toothpick that was in the last sip of a diet coke can and my life as I knew it came to a screeching halt.  The toothpick was caught in my vallecula (the space located between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis).  In a panic, I tried to force it down my throat and swallowed very hard many times. Unfortunately, it punctured the lining of the tissue and was stuck in the wall of my esophogas. I did not know what it was at the time, only that it felt like I swallowed a needle. Many dr's later I was accused of being bulemic (abrasions on my throat that were not explainable), of suffering from globas hystericus (no, I actually heard it hit the can before it went down my throat), acid reflux and just flat out crazy. 2 psych evaluations later, both said I was NOT crazy and I really had something in my throat.  Time, however, was not on my side. Because wood is non radio-opaque (unable to be detected by xray) it was never seen on an xray.  Wood is very porous and our bodies are 90% water, by the time an MRI was done, the wood could no longer be detected as it had absorbed too much water and took on the density of the surrounding tissue.  No dr's wanted to help me because I "might be involved" in a lawsuit. There was no lawsuit only constant pain and even more when I swallowed. It felt like I had been stabbed with an ice pick and had the end broken off in my throat. I just wanted the pain to end, to feel the "relief" of it finally being gone along with the terror I lived with day and night. The feeling of isolation knowing that after researching medical articles that I was the only one.....no other documented case like mine was ever found. No dr's believed me or wanted to for that matter. Because they had never heard of it, that meant it didn't happen...

Many, many times I prayed for it to be a bone, for someone to find it and believe me. Almost 6mns and 2 dozen drs later, I had one that actually removed half of it, kindly left the other half in and said he found nothing!! He said he "removed some tissue" and that I should feel "remarkable better, but we didnt find a foreign object".  I woke up from surgery to hear the nurse tell me "we didnt find a toothpick".  That is when I finally knew what was in my throat. The other half migrated to the back of my tongue where it has resided for the last 9 yrs. My body tries to push it out, but it is right behind my gag muscle so, when it tries to come out it makes me gag and that stops the process.  About 2yrs ago, I woke up to one half of my mouth and throat terribly red and irritated. I had sharp pain from my jawline to inside my ear.  The roof of my mouth and the back of my throat had abrasions.  After 5 days, I was applying orajel (hurricane  spray is much better) to try to find some relief and I spit out the orajel and found a small splinter in the sink. I retrieved it and quite frankly, it looked like a large splinter taken out of a finger.  But, FINALLY something to show and validate what I was talking about. This is only a small sliver of what is still in there.  I was hoping after this long that it would disintegrate or dissolve, but the wood looked in tact.  It is now taped to a flash card with the date.

Debra, please go to another ENT.  You might be lucky and have it abcess and then they will be able to find it. I prayed for that too, but it didnt happen. Please know that you are not alone, you will not die but might wish for it at times. Stay strong and perservere, DONT GIVE UP!! I will keep you in my prayers and hopefully you will find the relief that I have dreamed about so many times in the last 10yrs. If need someone to talk to, you may email me at Kelliem10@hotmail.com.

p.s.

OK, this message is for anyone else reading this other than Debra: Don't freak out when you read this because you do not have anything in your throat!! It's not in your chest and it doesnt come and go. It is there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The only analogy I can think of is this: think of a grain of sand in your eye. You stop whatever you are doing and go "I've got something in my eye", you feel it with every blink and you know it's not supposed to be there.  When you swallow something that stays in your throat, you know it...simply put. You're going to be OK...I promise, I'm living proof. My career was ruined, my state of mind was in question, and my spirit was lifeless. You don't need anxiety pills, because that will be your next problem....trying to get off them when they don't work anymore. I've got that t-shirt too....Best of luck to you all.  And don't drink out of soda cans or bottles.

Take care, Kellie

Dear all,

In two years ago, I had same problem and at the same i counldn't talk. I had tried many methods including took TCM, CBT, and hynosis therapy. all these treatments were usefulless. That suffering brought me suicide idea as I thought I had no hope.

Finally, I found a psychiatrist who prescribed a kind of anti-depresant / treat of panic disordor drug called Lexapro (escitalopram). After one monlth I took that  drug, I got a lot of relief, now, I still take that drug everyday. yet, i have already resume my normal daily life, I can work as brfore, enjoy life with my family / friends.

dear friends, don't frustrated, that illness can be cured. we still can enjoy our life.

Hi Rita,  I too am experiencing the lump feeling in my throat/neck and also the feeling is under my jawbone.  I had MRI done a couple years ago and it was negative.  Doctor says is stress related. He put me on Lexapro, it worked.  After a few weeks i didnt feel the lump anymore.  But i dont like taking medications so i got off of it.  I stayed ok for a couple of years but now the feeling it back!    I got some advice from a local health store here and they say its stress/anxiety related also.  They have some stuff called "Calm".  I think i will try it for a while and see. It's all natural so it wont hurt to try it.  ALSO .... I found some information about another natural remedy on  the internet.  It's called Hystetrax .... it's supposed specifcally for Globus Hystericus!  Here is the website            http://www.hystetrax.com/about.html  ........... if you or ANYONE reading this has ever heard of this or has tryed it PLEASE let me know, or please give me some advice about it !!  Thanks, Gina

hi there

have you tried calm. does it work. if so please let me  know because i dont want to be on xanax everyday. email me  at ntlperitore@gmail.com

Hello Gloria Ann Smith:

I was wondering if you had tried the globutab for the recommended time period, and if it had helped. I am earnestly seeking a remedy for my own situation, and have been taking a benzo to deal with the anxiety issue. I want to be off this drug and want to find something more healthy to take. I would greatly appreciate your response.

I am not the only one!?!?!?!?!  Although the thought of others experiencing this is not what I would want, at least I know I am not crazy.  I've been on a benzo for 7 years because on paper, I am "normal."  No one has ever mentioned global hystericus until a friend of mine was told she had it!  So here I am today, May 14, 2008 looking it up and find all of you.  I am so sorry you have this.  It is a horrible thing to live with.  The benzo helps with the anxiety, but that horrid, raw, choking sensation is almost too much to bear.

I have been seeking an answer for this problem since April this year.  I have an endoscopy, barium pill swallow, MRI, thyroid check - nothing!!!  It is so frustrating.  I feel like I am choking all the time.  I have even tried to make myself throw up - nothing there.  Now my doctor is saying to keep the idea of globus on the back burner and keep searching.  Oh yeah, I've been on 3 rounds of carafte, prevacid,nexium, anti-biotics, 2 rounds of steroids.  Unfortunately, the diagnosis of globus does seem to fit, but since there really isn't a cure, I feel like I'm losing hope.  I am a person who is probably described as "high-anxiety" - but I've always been that way, so why any difference now????  I guess that I will talk to my doctor about some kind of anti-depressent even though the only reason I am depressed is because I constantly feel sick (choking).  I am trying to relieve some stress, doing deep breathing, etc.  I had a good day Saturday, but Friday and today (Sunday) are almost unbearable.  Thanks for letting me vent.  Maybe I'll get some answers soon. - R

Hi, I was wondering how your daughter is.  I think that my 16 year old son has this.  He had an allergic reaction to a food a month ago where is throat swelled.  Now he can't get the feeling to go away.  He is seeing a psychologist who says he is now suffering from panic attacks. . .

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Hi, I am 38 years old and I just starting having these symptons 2 weeks ago. The strange thing is that I have had swallowing problems for about 8 years, but never to this extreme. I have had very little stress in my life and I am pretty happy.  However, I started getting a terrible choking sensation that won't go away. It is like I have a giant cotton ball or a huge ball of mucus in my throat. I have been to the ER and the doctor 4 times in 2 weeks. All tests have come back negative.  Did you actually feel like you had something in your throat and could choke on your own spit???

Yes, I was just diagnosed with this Globus condition.  I went to a GP and said that I have a lump sensation in my throat and the first question she asked me, even before she examined me was "do you have depression or anxiety".  Of course I said yes.  She then did an exam of my throat and neck and said everything looked normal.  After that she talked to me about GAD- General anxiety disorder in which you lack seratonin in your brain, a chemical imbalance. She then perscribed me with an antidepressant called Paxil.  I am going to try it and i have also booked an app't with a psycologist.  But I live with this everyday, and have to fight it.  The only time I have relief is when I am really busy from first thing in the morning.  If I sit around in the morning and think about it, then it gets bad.  Also it goes away at night when I sleep because I do not feel it first thing in the morning.  It also goes away when I eat or drink.

Anyway, I am going to continue to see my Dr. and counsellor as well as maybe try the antidepressants.

Kathy

Hello Dolly,

No you are not alone everything you have had I had to I had all those tests and nothing but some

gasteritis was found. Some of the symptoms have gone away but I have a lot of burps and it feels

like heartburn now and I have a constant tightness in my throat. I have a lot of phlemn I am always trying to clear my throat it never goes away. When I eat I have to drink tons of water and I feel it move down slowly. Sometimes I feel like I hesitate when I swallow and I am going to choke and my face and cheeks tens up so I stop eating I dont know if the swallowing problems are causing my anxiety or the other way around all I know is that I have physical symptoms like burps, heartburn, phlemn, stomach pain once in a while I think those are spasms. I have taken Nexium and it didnt work and I am scared to take anything else because of the side effects. I struggled with anxiety for many years I took xanex.

When all this happened I was under a lot of stress but my anxiety used to make me short of breath were I would hypervenalate. But it is hard for me to beleive this is from that. Oh and a little FYI while all these hospital visits and tests were being done I caught MRSA a very deadly if not treated staph infection from the hospital which one I dont know but after researching it thats one of the main places you can catch it and it is highly contagious and hard to get rid of and I have some how got it 3 times like I needed this one more thingto stress about always cleaning so my kids dont catch it.

Good Luck,

Melissa

I had the same thing happen to me. I had a reaction to almonds which caused my throat to swell and I was given predisone at the hospital.  The next day I felt better but I felt like something was in my throat. This has gone on for 2 weeks and I had all the tests that came back negative for any type of esophagus problem, thyroid, etc.  Now I am on Effexor XR for Anxiety. I have not previously had a problem with anxiety so I am not too comfortable staying on this medicine long. I have been on it for 4 days and I am doing better about not having a panic attack, but I still feel like I have a giant cotton ball in my throat. I have also lost 10 lbs and I haven't ate solid food for over 9 days. 

I had no idea other people were getting the same feelings in the throat. I just thought it was me going crazy. My husbad also doesn't understand, although he is trying. I've only had mine now for about 4 months. My first time was in Bali for 2 weeks. Second day we were there, I could feel this sort of tightness in my throat and it just got worse from that day on. I had the hotel doctor to see me on 3 separate occassions and he put me on antibiotics, ant-inflammatory and steirods all of which did nothing. I have been referred to see a ENT (ear,nose and throat) Specialist, just to be sure nothing else is going on. Now that I realize there are other people with this and there is help out there I won't have to think I'm crazy any more. Will keep in touch

I am just about to finish my finals here at college, and this entire week I've felt this same feeling all of you are describing.  I almost choked trying to slowly eat small bites of crackers just now.  It's been scary and I've been drinking a lot of smoothies and eating soup and what not.  Liquids go down fine, and I have found that washing the bites of crackers in my mouth down with water help the process.  It still definitely feels like something is lodged in my throat.  I am hoping and hoping that once my last final is over everything will calm down, because these symptoms just started this week.  I also am planning on a massage, I read somewhere else that helps a lot.  Good luck to you all, good knowing I'm not the only one with this "im gonna choke + die" feeling anytime I try and eat.  :)

Hi, how are you doing now?  I have that globus thing for two months now!  Three MD's and an ENT told me there's nothing wrong but it is still there... :(

Maybe I'll try a psychiatrist.

Hope you all getting rid of this horrible globus thing!

I can't tell you how much reading all of this has made me feel like I'm not losing my mind. I haven't been diagnosed with Globus but maybe this is what I have. I have struggled with panic attacks lately and chest pain and arm pain sent me to the ER recently. Heart tests were all good but they found a small mass on chest - they don't think it is cancer but I have to have another CT scan in August to see if there have been any changes. I am a HUGE worrier and I automatically asume the worst. I am 33 years old, in relatively good health, two beautiful children, and a wonderful life - except for this. I too feel the lump in my throat, I've had the heart palputations, I've been short of breath, and even at night when I start to go to sleep I feel like my whole body is vibrating on the inside. It is absolutely HORRIBLE and I am SO SORRY that any of you have to go through this. I also walk around most days just trying to convince myself that I am not going to die every minute. My prayer is that we will all overcome this and that it won't take away anymore precious days that we have left on this earth. Thank you all for your willingness to share your struggles because it has truly made me feel like I am not alone!! God Bless you all and maybe one day we will have the victory over this!!

Jules

Today it is the first time I looked on the internet to find out about :"globus". I had no ideea that I was about to found so many people with the same thing. I have all the symptoms that everybody complains about for one year now, except that I gained weight, like all the things that I feel in my throat every day were not enough. Today it was soo bad that as soon as I left from work, while I was driving back home I cried. I cried even more once I was home. I do have acid reflux, hiatal hernia and heart burn which I found on a web site, it might be one of the main causes, (beside stress) that triger this stupid thing. I am on prescription pills for the past three years for this. I am not depressed, I don't suffer from anxiety so I don't know why it hit me? I am soo full of live, of happines and I allways put a positive spin on life and any situation, but now it all changed. I've been trying to put all the symptoms on the back of my mind, but it's not quite working. I don't really think that it's all in our heads. When you feel like somebody is choking you 24/7 it's hard not to think about it. This stupid disease got me where I have days that I want to go into the bathroom in fron of the mirror, cut my throat open and take out what ever it's inside so I can go on with my life. I am the kind of person that if I am seek with something, I want to find out what it is as quick as posible to get the right treatment so I can take care of it and go on with my life. I'm also not the kind of person to go to the doctor over and over which I actually did for the past year tring to find out what's wrong with me. If I get seek usually it happens ones every 10 or more years. But like I said, I take care of it and I go forward. But this stupid globus, is eating my energy little by little. I feel drained. I can't belive that there are so many people suffering from this and the doctors are still telling each and every one: "it's in your head". By now they should have realized that it's a serious problem. Unless they get it to see how it is to go day by day with it, they not going to belive it. As far as taking anxity pills, I refuse to do that. That's gotta be another way, another treatment. All I know is that I want it gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a 42 year old female who is already on antidepressants for many years.

My doctor diagnosed bronchial spasm/asthma after my 2nd visit. I was so breathless and scared. The lump in the base of my throat was there, but not the main symptom until after 3 lots of antibiotics for whooping cough. Also, ventolin was of little or no help.

This is now about the 6th week of constantly clearing my throat to no avail. I do feel like Im choking at times, esp when I get really anxious about it. Thinking back, I'm sure I've experienced this before but not as severe.

I am also itchy on the skin on my throat & down to collar bones. I haven't seen anyone else say this. ???? Also, I have been coughing incessantly but it doesn't help, it just gives me a bad headache. It almost feels like something in my throat is vibrating or rattling at the end of the "out breath".

I have suffered depression, anxiety & panic attacks over many years.

Out of desperation I tried massage & was surprised that I didn't cough too much during the massage. That didn't make sense until I tried acupuncture/cupping therapy. The guy I saw really knew his stuff & when the bronchitis type symptoms subsided & he asked a few questions he said it sounds like "plum stone throat".... that's how I found this website. He gave me 2 TCMs - Ban Xia Hou Po Tang and Sheng Mai San... fingers crossed.

Thank god I'm not alone. I have even had suicidal thoughts in the past week of which I'm now ashamed seeing how long others have suffered.

I suspect that my intense worry stems from watching my dear Mum die of the Bulbar Palsy version of Motor Neurone Disease. The sicker she got, the more she choked for purely physical reasons. It was horrible feeling so helpless. Ironicly, today just happens to be Mum's birthday. 

I will seek another medical opinion as my Dr has been a bit dismissive and will not prescribe any "drugs of addiction". Also, I do have a hiatus hernia.

Thankyou everyone for your comments. It does help.

Lisa

Globus Hystericus

I suffer from this about once a year for the past 5 years. It is always combined with panic attacks and anxiety. The underlying problem, in my case, is Candida Albican. Whenever I go back to the diet rich in sugar, bread, alcohol, white rice, sodas and whatever else feeds the candida, I get a systemic Candidiasis. It all started when I had colon cancer in 2003 and had 2 feet or my colon removed. I don't know if it was the massive amounts of antibiotics or the shortened intestine, all I do know is that if I let it get out of control, it's a 3 month cleanse and probiotic flooding for weeks before I start feeling better. It takes that long because I won't use drugs to kill it, only herbs and probiotics. And the die off of the yeast can be quite painful if you try to do the cleanse too fast! But man....when the fog lifts, it's all worth while! Other things that are symptoms for me are; anger, depression, thrush, lethargy and sleeplessness. I'm a 50 year old man, I never thought I could get, what I foolishly considered, a woman's problem such as Candida! God bless you all and keep fighting!

Dear friends i suffer the same thing for almost two months ,sorry for my english.

I find some interesting sites on the net like this http://homepage.mac.com/changcy/globus.htm

http://www.nexiumresearch.com/cricopharyngeal_spasm.html

Iam from south america and hear the  doctors dont have tho much information about that and thing i must be crazy mayve in us or europe the doctors have the enought knoledwe to now about this hell dicease.

If something sufering to pleghm stiking in the troath mayve this site can help.

have promised to help with this if I found something. Found something I have! This is huge news for people that suffer from that phlegm problem



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I am not a member of the medical community.  But, take that as you may, I have a story that may be of interest to you...



I have known my husband for 22 years and, of course, I have also known my father-in-law for that same period of time. One of the things that was a constant problem for my father-in-law, Tom Sr., was excessive phlegm.  For as long as I have known him, he was constantly clearing his throat.  And not just one time, but many, many times in a row. One time I counted and he cleared his throat over 20 times to try and get rid of the excess phlegm that was in the back of his throat.  My husband and I found some products last year that have worked wonders on our health and we thought he could benefit, as well, so we asked him to start taking the products.  Within a month, the throat clearing had completely stopped.  The excess phlegm got a bit worse at first, but in time it was totally gone.  I have not heard him clear his throat in that manner (it drove me absolutely crazy) for almost a year.  Turns out, Tom had a systemic candida overgrowth that was causing the phlegm.  When he got the candida overgrowth under control, the excess phlegm was gone!!



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This overgrowth of yeast, I believe also causes excess phlegm and a host of other problems.  You could probably get by dealing with candida if excess phlegm was the only problem, but the kicker is that excess phlegm is probably just the tip of the iceberg.  You may be suffering from many other symptoms that are related to Yeast and just not realize it.  Things like fatigue, painful joints, recurrent vaginal yeast infections (if you are a woman, of course), eye pain, chronic sinusitis, headaches, and more. For a comprehensive list look at this list of Yeast Symptoms. I have supplied a list of things that I was able to solve with the fantastic product I will discuss below.  Finding out that I had a candida problem solved so many problems for me!  From things as benign as eye pain to water retention and the inability to lose weight.



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A yeast overgrowth will not go away on its own, in fact this insidious fungus grows stronger and stronger with each passing year. I believe that I have unsuspectingly had an overgrowth for at least 20 years.  I have suffered miserably with the inability to lose weight, food sensitivities and the like. If I had known of systemic yeast 20 years ago, I would have done everything in my ability to get rid of it when it would have been easier.  However, I have found a way that even long time candida sufferers can be free of this nasty fungal infection. You need to cleanse it from your body and I found a wonderful product that helps you do just that.  The product is called ThreeLac and, with guidance, I can help you through the process of possibly ridding yourself of excess phlegm and other symptoms once and for all. Learn More about Systemic Yeast Infections.



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I had the same problem, Its like someone gently squeezing a tie round my neck but its tight halfway in my throat and makes me feel sick too, did all the test, Im OK.

the feeling is 1 inch below my ears at the side and goes down to adams apple.

It is however a muscle spasm between your stomach and your throat, making you feel like you have a lump or something in throat, This is not cancer in throat, cancers are never felt in the throat thats why they get so big before there found.

All you have is stress throat, it can come and go, sometimes tighter than other times.

but its neck stress and you need to clam it.

One thing that works 100% for me is quinine tablets, a great muscle relaxant,

you get this amazing product in some TONIC water too, take the gas out and drink it flat.

but the doctor should give you a prescription take it for a 3 days to 5 days and you should be fine then stop, as quinine is addictive.

Should calm it down and only use Quinine prescription when you get severe attacks.

If you cant get it from doc Just drink lots tonic water, will say contains quinine on label, Thats why gin and tonic is so relaxing. Gin causes depression so just have tonic water. only use one or the other the doctors prescription for savire attack and just for tightness drink tonic water for a few days. You will feel calm and the spasm will go away. Try to realize its caused by stress and you have nothing to worry about this will make you at ease, step 1 is to relax now you know what it is thats 75% of your anxiety over, which will lead to your condition to go away.