RE: Throat Problem

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone who answered my post on throat problems. It all

made very interesting reading. It would appear there are very many

causes of the symptoms I describe, some serious and some not so

serious.

I hadn't known that the throat contained a joint, this surprised

me. Maybe the RA is affecting this joint because I can hear a

clicking sound when I move my head from side to side. I will ask my

rheumie and also the ENT I am seeing to look into this, but I'm not

so sure that is what is causing the problem.

From everything I've read I think it likely that the feeling high up

in my throat just behind my nose is a dry patch associated with the

dry mouth and throat I have been experiencing. It is a really

horrible feeling and this may have caused me to become anxious which

caused the feeling of obstruction lower down the throat. Apparently

there is a condition known as Cricopharyngeal Spasm or Globus

Hystericus which is brought on by anxiety and it can take several

weeks to resolve itself. It causes a feeling of having a lump in the

throat or of something being stuck there and can cause a clicking

sound on swallowing.

My doctor already told me that if it is dryness caused by Sjogren's

that there is nothing that can be done for the dry patches behing

the nose. Nasal inhalers contain steroids which make the problem

worse and drinking water doesn't touch it. I use an artificial

saliva spray when my mouth is particularly dry but again this has no

affect high up in the throat. I have stopped using the gas fire

which makes the air in the room very dry and I have tried inhaling

steam over a bowl of hot water, but nothing really has much affect.

Hopefully if I can try to stop focusing on the sensation the anxiety

will lessen which will at least make the feeling of obstruction

lower down to go away.

Thanks again for all your replies.

Lindy

[Guest guest]

Hi Alot

If this obstruction is further down your throat (under your Adam's

apple) then it could be an enlarged thyroid gland, possibly.

If it is affecting your breathing, I would get down to the doctor's

office as soon as possible ...

Katy

-- In Coconut Oil , " alotagenston "

<alotagenston@y...> wrote:

>

> Hi!

>

> For a couple of days id been massaging VCO in my throat to relieve

a

> kind of not painful obstruction. I will be relieved temporarily

but

> it keeps on recurring. Am confident about VCO therapeutic effect

but

> I dont know somehow if this is a serious one and how long this

will

> bother me. Am still in the process of observing VCO effects on me

in

> this throat illness. Seems I have an inflammation in my throat

though

> it is not painful but it bothers me in my breathing.

> Anyone can provide me insight on this?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Alot