Foreign body sensation in the throat

The throat is a very important organ in our human body. We cannot eat, speak or pronounce words without the throat, so in life we ​​must pay attention to protecting our throat. But for some unknown reason, some people have a foreign body sensation in their throats. This condition has a relatively large impact on the patient's normal life. So what causes the foreign body sensation in the throat?

The sensation of foreign body in the throat is a common condition in life. Many factors can cause the sensation of foreign body in the throat, such as unhealthy diet, excessive fatigue, tightness, etc. The sensation of a foreign body in the throat is an abnormal sensation in the throat, such as a clogged ball feeling, itching, urgency, stickiness, burning sensation, mosquito-like sensation, etc. Diseases of many organs throughout the body can cause abnormal sensations in the pharynx through nerve reflex and conduction. Therefore, the mechanism of foreign body sensation in the throat is relatively complex, and there are many pathogenic factors. The specific causes of foreign body sensation in the throat are as follows:

1. Pharyngeal diseases: various types of pharyngitis, chronic tonsillitis, tonsil stones, polyps, keratosis, cysts, scars and abscesses, and excessively long uvula. Foreign bodies, scars, tumors in the nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx, varicose veins, cysts, tumors, styloid process syndrome at the root of the tongue, and pharyngeal diverticula can all cause a foreign body sensation in the throat.

2. Nasal diseases: Nasal and nasopharyngeal diseases such as sinusitis and nasopharyngeal inflammation can also cause a foreign body sensation in the throat.

3. Laryngeal diseases: such as superior laryngeal neuritis, rheumatic cricoarytenoid arthritis, epiglottic cyst, abnormal epiglottal morphology, laryngeal perichondritis, angioneurotic laryngeal edema, cricopharyngeal muscle and pharyngeal constrictor muscle spasm, etc. Esophageal diseases such as esophageal spasm, diverticulum, achalasia, early malignant tumors, traumatic esophagitis, reflux esophagitis, cardiac spasm, diaphragmatic hiatus, etc.

4. Other diseases: such as neck lumps, fistulas, lymphadenitis, tumors and other conditions such as emotional fluctuations, long-term excessive tension, fatigue, etc., can all cause a foreign body sensation in the throat.

After reading the introduction in this article, everyone should have some understanding of the factors that cause the foreign body sensation in the throat. Generally speaking, many causes of the foreign body sensation in the throat are relatively complicated. Therefore, after the foreign body sensation in the throat occurs, it is best to go to a regular hospital for examination in time, and never take medicine blindly.