Throat

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat - Katharine Whitehorn

Throat

image by: Wendy Knight

HWN Recommends

That Lump-in-Throat Feeling: Is It Globus Sensation or Something Else?

Once upon a time, this condition was called globus hystericus, because doctors as far back as Hippocrates thought that people who experienced it were “hysterical.”

Doctors now understand more about the causes of globus sensation, which can be both psychological and physical, and that the symptoms are very real. The most common causes of globus pharyngeus are anxiety and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a form of acid reflux that causes the stomach’s contents to travel back up the food pipe and sometimes into the throat.

read full article

Resources

Common Throat Problems

There are numerous reasons to develop throat problems. Therefore, it is a common condition. You can develop viral infections, allergies, acid leaks, and other problems.

Throat Conditions and Diagnoses

list of most conditions...

That Lump-in-Throat Feeling: Is It Globus Sensation or Something Else?

Ever feel like there is something lodged in your throat — even though you know there isn’t? Not only is it uncomfortable, but it can also be a little scary. However, it’s relatively common, and it’s probably a case of globus sensation, or globus pharyngeus.