Lumps in the throat are spasms of the throat muscle that are observed during swallowing. Simply put, this feeling is "as if something was stuck in the throat." In fact, there is nothing at all. Especially often women in the throat complain. Such an unpleasant phenomenon is observed in them much more often than in men. Sometimes a person feels a lump in the throat like tickling, burning, tickling, suffocation or another form of discomfort. Pain is felt in the back of the head, neck, and sometimes it becomes difficult to breathe, burping appears.
Why is there a lump in my throat and burping?
1. Often this unpleasant sensation manifests itself after stress. This sensation is not associated with a disease of the body systems. Depression, worries, unrest cause muscle tension, creating a “nervous lump” in the throat, which disappears after the person calms down. If nerves became the cause of this phenomenon, then the healing process can be accelerated on your own.
* Your sleep requires special attention. Try to sleep more, the room should have a lot of fresh air. Let the bed be semi-solid, flat, the pillow is small so as not to strain the cervical vertebrae during sleep.
* Walk more often and longer in the fresh air, especially before bedtime.
* Eat rationally and efficiently, eat only “healthy” foods.
In addition, it is necessary to take ginseng root or Eleutherococcus, as well as honey. But do not forget to ask your doctor for advice before this! In general, do everything so that your body is calm and comfortable. And when the tension passes, the muscle cramps in the throat will pass by themselves.
2. A lump in the throat and belching after eating can be felt with some individual diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, heartburn can be disturbing, sour taste in the mouth, belching can be felt. Most likely, this is a type of ordinary gastritis, for the treatment of which the appropriate diet and medications are selected.
3. Unpleasant sensations, in which there is a lump in the throat and belching, are associated with a dysfunction of the thyroid gland. It can occur when:
- iodine deficiency in the human body;
- diffuse toxic goiter;
- inflammation of the thyroid gland.
For treatment, drugs are prescribed that contain iodine and stabilize the diseased state of the body.
4. There is a lump in the throat with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, which appears with a sedentary lifestyle, impaired sleep and metabolism, bad habits. The treatment of this sensation is carried out by different methods: acupuncture, laser therapy, electrical stimulation, manual and vacuum therapy and other methods.
5. A lump in the throat and belching is observed with vegetative-vascular dystonia, which appears as a result of deviations of the autonomic nervous system and is accompanied by peptic ulcer, arterial hypertension, bronchial asthma, coronary heart disease. At the same time, dry mouth and numbness of the tongue are felt.
Individual treatment should be carried out comprehensively and eliminate physical inactivity, limit emotional stress and physical activity, use a healthy diet and family psychotherapy.
6. A lump in the throat and burping can be signs of throat cancer. Signs: dry cough, hoarse voice, choking with food. The disease usually develops with prolonged abuse of alcohol and smoking, from exposure to toxic chemicals. Laryngeal cancer is treated with surgery.
7. A sensation of a lump in the throat can be caused by:
- trauma or displacement of the cervical vertebrae;
- intense coughing;
- side effects of certain drugs;
- a cold or cough;
- hernia of the esophagus or diaphragm;
- overweight;
- a violation of the digestive processes, poor nutrition.
Most often, the real reason for the sensation of a coma in the throat and belching is found when visiting a doctor and a thorough examination. For each case, individual treatment is prescribed.