* Sensation of a 'lump' in the back of the throat * Throat feels swollen * Discomfort - Lump can often feel quite big and pain is occasional * Symptoms normally worse in the evening * Stress aggravates the symptoms * Saliva is difficult to swallow, yet food is easy to swallow - eating, in fact, often makes the tightness go away for a time * 'Lump' sensation comes and goes from day to day * Symptoms can persist for very long periods, often several months. * The symptoms can be mimicked by pushing on the cartilage in the neck, just below the Adam's apple
Cricopharyngeal spasm
Muscle tension dysphonia
Oropharyngeal dysphagia
Oedema glottidis
Laryngopharyngeal reflux
Laryngospasm
Odynophagia
Hemifacial spasm