Disclaimer If my throat doesn’t get better, I will be taking it to the doctor in a couple of days.
I had a flu last week that included a fever and lots of unproductive coughing. For the last three days I have had a lump in my throat feeling and it hurts to swallow. I’m still coughing quite a bit.
Anybody have an idea why my throat feels so lumpy? Is it just irritation from the extreme coughing? I’ve never had a lumpy throat from coughing before - just a sore, burning throat.
(I also have acid reflux, so I don’t know if that is aggravating my throat on top of the coughing.)
(I also have acid reflux, so I don’t know if that is aggravating my throat on top of the coughing.)
That can aggravate your throat, you can try gargling with salt water to see if that helps. I would go to the Dr. if it doesn’t get better in a couple of days. The acid can irritate the throat and the constant coughing can make it worse. Try using a cool mist humidifier at night and when your at home. Do you like hot tea? Try some with honey if you like it that way. Or try a Wiskey punch. Wiskey, water, lemon and sugar then see your Dr.
If you’ve managed to injure your throat, it can be scarred. Scar tissue in the throat, before it fully heals, can feel like a lump. It usually feels a lot bigger than it actually is, though.
Nope, I don’t smoke, and I don’t think I’ve injured my throat. It’s a little better today - I think it must have just been a weird virus thing combined with the coughing.
My acid reflux often leaves me feeling like I have a lump in my throat. If the problem persists and you have good insurance, you can have an ENT put either a mirror or a fiber optic camera down your throat to image your larynx. If there’s swelling or irritation from the reflux it’ll be obvious.
In my case it looked like something out of a horror flick… :eek:
I was eating a granola bar at work one morning and a chunk “went down the wrong pipe” as they say. I coughed it out but it scratched the inside of my throat and that drove me nuts for about a week. Just as you described, it felt like a lump in my throat that couldn’t be swallowed or coughed out.
