As<unk>  sensation is a symptom, a diagnosis of<unk>  is typically a diagnosis of exclusion. If<unk>  sensation is presenting with other symptoms such as pain, swallowing disorders such as aspiration or regurgitation (dysphagia), weight loss, or voice change, an organic cause needs to be investigated, typically with endoscopy. Barium swallows are not recommended as a diagnostic tool as although they are less invasive than endoscopy and may be reassuring to the patient, they commonly miss sinister causes. It is very rare that<unk>  sensation presenting with no other symptoms has a sinister cause and therefore endoscopy is not recommended in this case. Differential diagnosis Differential diagnosis must be made from Eagle syndrome which uses the patient's description of "something caught in my throat" as a diagnostic tool. Eagle syndrome is an elongation of the styloid process causing irritation to nerves and muscles in the region resulting in a number of unusual symptoms.
Globus pharyngis
Torus mandibularis
Tenesmus
Sequestrum
Caput Medusae
Torus palatinus
Philotimus
Euryphon