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I feel as if something is moving in my throat. It is bothering me a lot. Please help.

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I feel as if something is moving in my throat. It is bothering me a lot. Please help.

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Published At August 18, 2018
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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I feel as if there is something stuck or moving in my throat around the back of the mouth to the Adam's apple. It has been bothering me for a few days. There is no pain associated with it, just the feeling as if something is moving up and down my throat. It goes down if I swallow, and comes up if I let it.

Answered by Dr. Kumar Ashutosh

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

A foreign body sensation or a feeling of something stuck in the throat is a very common complaint. There are so many causes like acid reflux, pharyngitis and allergic rhinitis that could cause the feeling. I suggest: 1. You take tablet Pantoprazole 40 mg on an empty stomach for 10 days. 2. Tablet Montelukast-Levocetrizine at bed time for 10 days. 3. Warm saline gargles four times a day. 4. Avoid spicy, oily food, and cold drinks. 5. Avoid smoking. 6. If symptoms do not get relieved even after five days, take a course of tablet Azithromycin 500 mg once a day for five days. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and start taking the medicine with their consent.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Kumar Ashutosh
Dr. Kumar Ashutosh

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