A constant tickle in your throat usually won’t go away because the nerves in your throat have become sensitized and something is still irritating them. The most common reasons are silent reflux (LPR), post-nasal drip, a nerve left oversensitive after a viral infection, asthma, or an ACE inhibitor blood …
A tickle in your throat is a nerve signal, not a thing stuck in your throat. Sensory nerve endings in your throat and voice box are telling your brain something is irritating them, and the feeling they produce is the “urge to cough.” When those nerves are irritated or …
If you have trouble swallowing pills, you’re not alone, and it’s rarely a sign that something is wrong with your throat. For most people it comes down to technique: a pill doesn’t behave like food, and the instinctive way most of us take one (tipping the head back and …
Difficulty swallowing can be a sign of cancer, most often cancer of the esophagus, the top of the stomach, or the throat. It’s the single most important warning symptom for esophageal cancer, which is why doctors take it seriously and usually arrange a camera test quickly. But most people …
Dysphagia is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. It means food, drink or pills don’t pass smoothly from your mouth to your stomach. You might cough or choke as you swallow, feel something sticking in your throat or chest, or need several swallows to get one mouthful down. It’s …
Trapped gas in the chest usually feels like pressure, fullness or a sharp, shifting pain behind the breastbone or under the ribs. It tends to ease when you burp, pass gas or change position. The quickest ways to release it are to get moving (a 10–15 minute walk), try …