<p>My throat feels stuffy. Every time I eat, I end up grunting because my throat feels clogged. This has been going on for weeks.
I tried to look up my symptoms on Google and none of them describe the problem.
I doubt it’s anything serious, but I don’t want to overlook any problems.
Has this ever happened to you? Did this ever happen to any of your children?
How do I get rid of this annoying problem?</p>
<p>Make an appointment at your school’s clinic. It could be a virus, it could be an allergy, it could be stress or it could be something else. Once you have any symptoms longer than a week, less if symptoms are debilitating, you should go and see a doctor.</p>
<p>It could be post nasal drip, too. </p>
<p>My family has suffered from allergies of all kinds, and this seems to be something we have all had at various times and seasons. </p>
<p>Taking a product like the generic for Claritin (we get the generic at Costco for much much cheaper) has helped us in the past.</p>
<p>Make a run to the health clinic. If you have had it for weeks, it is worth getting it looked at. Does it hurt or itch? Hurt to swallow? Does your voice sound funny? </p>
<p>Let us know how you are feeling. Take care!</p>
<p>Go to the health center–have just made a second trip to ENT re sinus problems this time of year. Seems sinuses were swollen to the point that my hearing was being impacted; that had never happened before! And, believe it or not, I had no sore throat, no sneezing and no congestion. Just pain and very odd hearing problems!</p>
<p>You definitely should go to the doctor. I have awful allergies and allergy induced asthma…and that clogged up feeling is just what I feel like when my asthma is active. There are plenty of remedies you can try at home, for allergies/asthma but you really should let a doctor diagnose you.</p>
<p>You may be having a reaction to mold or mildew. Has this problem been occurring since they or you turned the heat on in your building? Also, if your room is too dry, your body will try to lubricate your passages by producing more gunk. Def. get to the health center. You could also have a throat infection. I am very prone to those. Often they don’t hurt but my throat feels thick and closed up. I wish now I’d had my tonsils out when I was young but the medical profession had decided that too many of those operations were unnecessary and all but stopped doing them…unfortunately, some of them were necessary!</p>
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<p>Do you eat fast? Do your meals repeat on you? It could be a symptom of GERD, though that’s unusual for young people. Definitely check it out.</p>
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<p>Both are true. My Mom has told me to slow down when I’m eating. I also usually eat the same things everyday. I looked at GERD and the symptom of having acid taste sometimes happens to me. I don’t have heartburn or regurgitation though.</p>
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<p>I do feel mucus on my throat and I am coughing more. I feel like I have to clear my throat sometimes. My throat isn’t sore though.</p>
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<p>Most likely not.</p>
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<p>I went to the one in my school today and they said that they couldn’t give me a check up because they did not have my medical records. I’m going to call my doctor tomorrow though.</p>
<p>Does it hurt or itch? Hurt to swallow? Does your voice sound funny? </p>
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<p>No, but I feel acid inside it sometimes.</p>
<p>Today my Mom discovered that there was a hole behind the air conditioner which was next to the window and that was why it was very cold in my room all winter. My parents think that is the possible reason why my throat is this way.</p>
<p>An Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor can look right at your throat and your vocal cords. See an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor - it doesn’t hurt :-)</p>
<p>Please go to the doctor TOMORROW morning as soon as they open. Don’t let this go any longer. I am sure it is not serious, but there is no reason to let something like this go on for weeks. What do you mean the school dr. couldn’t see you because they didn’t have your records? That really doesn’t make sense to me. If you are sick they should see you no matter what. Go back there tomorrow and insist on being seen. Let us know what he says.</p>
<p>One other thing to have them consider is silent reflux disease. You do not feel the acid reflux but it hits your throat and nose, damaging vocal cords. But you have to see the ENT (Ear Nose throat) doctor.</p>
<p>Definitely go to the doctor! After reading all of these suggestions, I’m worried about your tonsils and your vocal cords.</p>
<p>If none of the other things suggested are causing this, another possibility is globus hystericus. Everyone reacts to stress differently. Some people develop insomnia. Some people eat too much or drink too much. Some people feel like they have something clogging or blocking their throat. As I understand this, when you have a severe case of this, it’s called globus hystericus. If you can bear to read medical writing, here is a description.
[Globus</a> hystericus: a brief review. [Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2004 Jan-Feb] - PubMed Result](<a href=“Globus hystericus: a brief review - PubMed”>Globus hystericus: a brief review - PubMed)
If you google “globus hystericus” you can probably find a better layman’s language description.</p>
<p>I know a girl in Minnesota and an unrelated boy in Ohio who had relatively mild (certainly not life threatening) bouts of this. They felt as if their throats were clogged and if they swallowed food, it might totally block their throats. Eating was stressful. Both were a bit underweight and the globus hystericus made their parents worry because it made the kids eat less. I’m not a doctor! but your symptoms sound to me like theirs. (In both cases, it lasted multiple months but went away when their lives became less stressful; if this is what you have, stress reducers like exercise, good sleep habits, and good time managemement could help. In the meantime, find things that are nutritious that you can eat comfortably - protein shakes, milkshakes, fruit smoothies, or try tiny bites - do little bites of macaroni and cheese work for you? It’s very “soft.” And don’t try to swallow big bites of, say, peanut butter sandwiches.)</p>
<p>Many things, like tonsillitis, zenkers diverticulum, allergies, strep, etc can cause these symptoms. Go check it out and let us know. Good luck.</p>
<p>I went to the doctor and she gave me Nexium. If the prescription for Nexium is too expensive she said I should get Xanac over the counter. She did not tell me what the specific problem was, but guessed that it was acid reflux until I told her that I didn’t have heartburn. She said that if symptoms don’t improve in a few days, she will refer me to a a doctor that is able to check my throat.</p>
<p>I knew that it wasn’t an emergency, but I wanted to make sure everything was okay. My Mom said that I should have just gargled saltwater with lemon every few hours for a few days because that was what one of her friends who is a nurse told her. I guess I would do that for awhile and then take the medicine later if that doesn’t work.</p>
<p>Did you have a history of asthma? When I developed it as an adult, I began to suffer from the symptoms of GERD. </p>
<p>Zantac over the counter works well. </p>
<p>Another thing - if you have any bad habits such as eating late at night (you know, pizza with friends before bedtime) you should watch that. </p>
<p>Try not to eat for at least three hours before you get to bed. That will also help improve your symptoms, if it is reflux. You can have reflux and not feel it - but get the sore throat or other side effects as a result. </p>
<p>Glad you got it checked out.</p>
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<p>That is what Silent Reflux Disease is. DD had not heartburn symptoms at all but it was ruining her vocal cords. We went through all the allergy test, and treatments and cold, sinus treatments. But in the end she has been on Nexium which was the cure.</p>
<p>There were also several eating rules. She had to cut down.eliminate the red meats, fried foods, chocolate, sodas, caffeine, fruit juices and peppermints. She keep sthe list. She makes sure she is not loaded up on several at one time. No more burger, fries and a coke. She can have one but not all at once. Raised the head of the bed a little and there were some other things. You can Google it for others. Doctor gave her a pamphlet.</p>
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<p>I’ve never had asthma or any other respiratory problems before. </p>
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<p>I will try to eat as healthy as possible from now on even though I don’t know what exactly I have done to have this happen to me. Sometimes I have tea at night, but that’s no later than 9:00.</p>
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<p>Sounds like a possibility. </p>
<p>I will consider taking the medication even though sometimes I am wary of taking such things unless absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>Instead of doing the salt water thing, then taking the medicine only if that doesn’t work … why don’t you just take the medicine AND do the salt water thing IN ADDITION to that? After all, the goal here is to get better. The salt water certainly won’t hurt you, but I am a big believer in modern medicine. There is NO need to suffer! Just start taking the medicine as soon as possible. Let us know what happens …</p>
<p>As a major GERD sufferer (I take 40 mg Nexium twice a day), I agree with just about everything everyone has said about it. It can be silent, meaning you don’t feel the heartburn, but you get all kinds of gunk in your throat. One thing people on here haven’t mentioned (and you don’t have to reply to this) is that overweight people are more likely to experience GERD. I suspect that if I took off 20 pounds, mine would be less severe. I go to a gastroenterologist every year for med refills, and while she has never told me that losing the weight would cure the GERD, she has said some people find the GERD is sometimes better controlled with weight loss.</p>