Starting around 6 months ago, I would randomly get this croaking sound (like a frog) coming from my throat. It would happen around once a week. However, in the last 2 months, it has increased significantly, I now get it multiple times a day.The "croak" starts just above my clavicle and I can feel the vibrations as it travels up my throat until it reaches the back of my mouth. The noise is definitely not a burp, because my burps feel/sound completely different.
I don't have IBS [but my little sister does], so I'm thinking it may possible be a Re-flux problem. I'm 20 year old female. I am currently in college. I suffered from Anxiety for many years before I found a medication that worked around 3 years ago [I never got the intestinal symptoms with my anxiety, I got the feeling of intense pressure on my chest]. I don't have any food allergies. I haven't been seriously sick since August(ear infection w/ ruptured ear drum). I do have extremely low Iron levels but I've been taking 2 Iron supplements a day since I was in 8th grade, so I've been taking them for about 8 years and have never had problem with them.
I get the "croaks" from when I wake up, to when I go to sleep. [I have seen other people talking about croaking noises only after meals]. I don't drink caffeinated liquids so I don't think that's causing a problem. I tend to eat meat, fruits and veggies over.
I went to my colleges Health Center and they thought I was lactose intolerant and to cut milk out of my diet, but I don't really agree with them. [I don't drink milk but I have been supplementing it will Calcium pills for few years and its never caused me a problem before. I also have an Activia yogurt every other morning, and I have been doing that for a few years as well and never before had a problem.]
If anyone knows what could possible be causing this, or something to try to help make it stop, it would be greatly appreciated! It's getting really frustrating to sit in quiet classrooms or be taken seriously in an interview if I'm sounding like a frog. Also, would you consider this a Re-flux problem, or is it something else?
Thanks!
-Emily
**I tallied the amount of times it made the croaking noise while writing this question (around 15min) - {lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lll} There was a total of 48. I feel like that's not normal. Am I right?, or am I just looking too much into this?**