constant tightness in front of neck/throat HELP!!!!!

[debsfoden]

hi there  just joined forum.

I have had this tightness feeling in my throat for over 6 months now.  it is very annoying and feels like someone is trying to strangle me!!!!  i did have neck pain for over 2 years but that has  subsided alot now.  has anyone else experienced this constant feeling or any suggestions to what it could be?  it does disappear when i lie down but reappears within a few minutes of standing.

i do check my posture every day as someone said it could be muscle tension in the front of the neck.

PLEASE HELP !!!!

deb

[wandererzor]

Hi everyone ,
Like the most of you I am experiencing throat tightness in the base of my throat just on the top of the thorax when the two neck muscles meet.
I have been having this feeling for almost a year now .
The tightness did go away for a few months ( spring-summer) and it usually manifests when it’s cold.
When that tightness was at its lowest , I did have another small feeling next to my throat that felt like a bit of food was stuck .

I had blood tests for thyroid - came clean , ENT checked my neck and looked inside - clean , I had an ultrasound - clean .

The above do seems to point that the tightness is psychological and possibly stress , but like many of you the irritation is real and been going in for long.

It was interesting to read a persons response mentioning the neck muscles .
Before this tightness appearing , I was having a very weird soreness above my left clavicle - sort of a swelling across the bone till my shoulder . That caused to feel my left arm a bit funny as if that swelling was messing up the muscle/nerves.
I had an ultrasound on that and it came clean. I suspect that has to do with round shoulders syndrome and muscle scar tissue between shoulder and back wing .

So I am a bit lost now as the doctors can’t seem to help me with my inconvenience .
I am currently awaiting some results from the Endocrinologist but I am not sure what are the next steps to take .
Ct scan? Barium swallow ? These would remove the chance of something malicious I guess , and then maybe talk to a surgeon orthopaedist to investigate the possibility of my shoulder-clavicle-throat being all stuck together .

[Jenwall86]

I too have constant throat tightness and feels like I am being strangled 24/7. My CT scan was normal, tried allergy meds and antacid no change, I'm worried they are missing something. Dr tells me it's anxiety? I have a hard time believing this, want to go to ER constantly, want to see an ENT. Am I gonna not be able to breathe cause of this? Please help

[Kpounds]

Hi please am going through same problem as u discussed for two years now, I ve being to the physician and have been given antibiotics with ibuprofen, citrizen always when I visit the physician and also told me to stop drinking cold drinks and eat more fruits,  but I ve seen no improvement, so please keep me in touch when u get help somewhere.  

[Larusta13]

I don't know the answer to why this is happening. I to have similar feelings. In my case most of the time i get a sharp pain on my right upper side above the breast. Than it starts to elevate with that tightness but it goes up my throat with pain. Breathing is difficult specially if I take a deep breath. It's happening frequently now.

[kushal1982]

I have same problem as you discuss ,doctor not understand what can I do,please help

[led_00]

I am experiencing this tightness in the throat too with a feeling of pain or stiffness at the back of my neck, and also on the side and front, it is for more than a month now. I've been to an Endo and told me that my thyroid is normal. Then I went to ENT and check my throat and found out that I had some redness in my throat and it is beacause of an acid reflux, the doctor prescribe me an Omeprazole 20mg,I've been taking this now for 1 week and seems to be not working. I will return to my ENT to request for a CT scan so that I will know if there is a lump inside my throat, I also belive that the pain or stiffness arround my neck causes the tightness in my throat. I have I have a proper diagnostic within a week or so.

[Dale1996]

Im currently going threw with the same thing let me know how things go please I have no insurance I don't want to go John q

[asfddsffds]

I have had this tightness in my throat, dr, specialist told me it was psychological, it was actually dairy.  Doctors never suggest doing an exclusion diet, instead push drugs.  So something to rule out is allergies.

[asfddsffds]

I have had this tightness in my throat, dr, specialist told me it was psychological, it was actually dairy.  Doctors never suggest doing an exclusion diet, instead push drugs.  So something to rule out is allergies.