For 5 months I've had the sensation of something sharp or prickly low down in my throat, which obviously makes me cough a bit and want to clear my throat. I have no problem swallowing and don't have any other symptoms other than occasional earache ( which oddly switches between ears) and a very slight croak in my voice which I can feel no one listening to me can notice.
Have had anti-biotics and also blood test (which came back "normal") but due to Covid no face to face consultation. ( Currently awaiting one with ENT)
Obviously driving me mad and causing a lot of anxiety.
Has anyone had anything similar, or any suggestions.
Obviously I'm concerned about throat cancer but it seems odd that the symptoms have not worst and I haven't developed any new ones
Hi...I can hear your anxiety. Have you ever heard of globus? A sensation which makes you think there is a lump at the back of your throat when there isn't? I, like you had the same symptoms and the more I worried the worse it got. Certainly, I had something as I kept coughing and throat clearing. The more I worried, the worse my symptoms. I went to 3/4 doctors in Cornwall who said 'it's all in your mind'...unbelievably. One night was so bad, I coughed and coughed and I found myself in the out of hours drop in centre after my husband called 111. Fortunately, I saw a lovely doctor from London who immediately diagnosed reflux. But I hsve no burning sensation I said. He said it's reflux. I was given Omeprazole (since had Ranitidine too) but still now Omeprazole and literally overnight my symptoms disappeared. I did have an endoscopy which did reveal erythema in tummy and oesophagitis of course.Try not to worry. Many people have these symptoms. I was going through a lot of stress studying at the time, staying up all night aged 40. Best wishes for you.
