Something stuck in throat, how to get it out

A feeling of having something stuck in the throat is a fairly common experience. In some cases, there may not be any food or a foreign object stuck in the esophagus (food tube), but it feels as though there is.

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The sensation is called globus.

The feeling can last for a few minutes to several days and sometimes causes pain, but it's more often described as being an uncomfortable annoyance. It’s important to know if there is actually food or an object in the throat and to understand the possible causes, even if it's just the feeling that there is.

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Dysphagia 

"Dysphagia" is the term for difficulty swallowing. There are a number of causes of dysphagia, such as a previous stroke.

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When dysphagia is a problem, there is the potential for something, such as food, to be stuck in the throat, which is called a food obstruction.

A food obstruction isn't blocking the airway, so it’s not choking. However, food could become dislodged from the esophagus and wind up in the windpipe, which could cause choking.

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