Hi, 

I have same symptoms and been on 2 courses of antibiotics but nothing worked. Did you have mild fever as well with that? Around 37.6 c.

I am getting crazy and they aren't offering a blood test cuz of covid.

TA

I'm not getting a ENT. Basically been told it's anxiety. And she said 100%...not 99.9%...I would never say 100% without a physical exam but hey ho. I assume if I can stop the constant need to swallow the neck and throat soarness will go away, easier said than done in the current climate.

I'll get a call back in 2 weeks to reavaluate. Fair is fair there's people in far worse positions atm so have to hope it eases off.

Mine started just before lockdown , I noticed a lump on the back wall of my throat ... the dr put me on a two week referral to ent who then noticed I had one larger tonsil but said it was nothing to be concerned over . They looked in my throat and said all was ok .They said I wasn't urgent and it could all wait for further investigation. Then after lockdown started I started to feel that horrible lump in the throat feeling , it was anxiety as that has now gone but it was awful at the time, like something was stuck . 
the next week the neck pain started and I convinced myself it had something to do with my throat lump and tonsil . Next the the ear pain started. I had telephone appointments with my gp who prescribed antibiotics and ear Spray , these did nothing so again I got into a panic and had a full blown panic attack and ended up in A&e. They then ordered an mri , mostly because I was in such a state but also to rule stuff out . I had this last Saturday and am still waiting in results . I have health anxiety and I'm convinced I have throat / tonsil / salivery cancer . It's just a waiting game . How can you have ear pain for 3 weeks?! Although it's not horrendous pain it's just niggly and there most of the day . 
I don't know how much is anxiety and what is real :(

here anytime u need to chat x

Yes the Ear pain is similar. Not constant but twinges to let you know it's there.

Severe healthy anxiety can trigger the body to do all sorts of things so we have to hope we are just getting ourselves at it again.

GERD is interesting.

They provide a list of foods to avoid. I've been binging oranges think it's healthy, that's a no no, chocolate is a no no, I've been eating loads of that in the lock down, actually quite a few on the list I've been eating...it's easy to do..your depressed anxious stuck indoors and eat rubbish

Thoughts ?

How are you doing now gravy? Has your pain eased? x

Yes it has.

Looks like it was the old lockdown health anxiety causing the constant swallowing which thus set off my throat muscles. Stinging comes and goes but perhaps my poor diet in lockdown has not helped.

Also started taking Omeprazole which might be doing the job.

It sounds like anxiety because the other day I started to overthink things again and bang next morning my throat started again.

Thanks for asking regards

Hi all

Did any of you get any answers. I started having globus sensation at the beginning of Nov and it's still with me. I have had a Gastro and an ENT see me, had a full gastroscopy, 4 laryngoscopies, and MRI of the tongue and neck a CT of the chest, 2 ultrasounds. Tried 3 different types of antibiotics and steroids and been on Nexium for 3 months. No relief really. They don't know what's causing it but the only real finding is my lingual tonsils are symmetrically prominent but that's all. They say it's nothing serious, but my throat sensation is mostly there and also have some kind of pain on left ear and under my chin.

Any thoughts? 

Hi 

I had a camera down the throat about 4 months ago and got the all clear. It's anxiety for me. If I ever get a bad bout of it I get that swallowing sensation. 

The specialist sat with me and showed the video of my throat etc etc showing nothing wrong.

hopefully yours is something similar along the lines of stress anxiety caused my lockdowns/covid fears

Hi

Thank you I think so too - I had more bloods come back today - all normal ESR and CRP. He wants to do another MRI although I am sure it will be clear too.

The only finding is my lingual tonsils are symmetrically prominent and even that doesn't explain the globus.

Hi

How did get you on? What did they find in the MRI?

Joe

Hi

How did get you on? What did they find in the MRI?

Joe