globus sensation and abnormalities

[Leo1991]

My issue started last November. I was talking and yelling on six flags and it felt very tight on my left side of my throat, almost sort of a paralysis from my jaw to the middle of my throat. I was very happy  that day I didnt care too much, but I remember it very well. Then I started to feel tightness after talking too much on that same side and also when smoking cigars. I have also felt a globus sensation, and tightness on the same side of my neck when eating, not always but sometimes.   I dont have a hoarse voice but I feel it gets tired easily. These symptoms come and go. Not much pain but they have become very uncomfortable. I got an ultrasound on my throat back on December and everything seemed normal. I dont know what it is. I drank very heavy last year so could be an ulcer that is trying to heal, close to my vocal chords. After 1 year of cigar smoking and heavy alcohol use I have recently stopped in hope that will clear my issue once and for all. Im 31 years old.

[Sara_MHModerator]

Hello and welcome to the forum. We appreciate your question. Sorry you are having this concern and am glad you've seen a doctor and had some diagnostic work done to determine what is going on. While it didn't reveal any results, it also didn't reveal anything that would be concerning.  That's the plus side. I want to make sure that GERD has been ruled out as it can cause these symptoms on and off in a chronic manner. Silent gerd is something that goes undetected as well. This article that you can copy and paste into your browser may shed some light on this and you can let me know if it rings any bells. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400810/    You certainly could be healing from previous lifestyle choices.  Are your symptoms less frequent as time goes on?

[Leo1991]

Silent GERD makes sense. My symptoms are less frequent as time goes on. I feel more of globus now with some persistent tightness and general discomfort, specially when I have a forward leaning head posture for too long. I had persistent bloating and gas for years probably due to alcohol abuse among other things, but it has been resolving lately. I probably had heartburn during sleep at the time I got the injury. I also read I could have a vocal granuloma which takes many months to heal.

[Sara_MHModerator]

It sounds like you have a good handle on things.  Let us know if this continues to get better which I suspect it will with your lifestyle changes. Which is terrific by the way!