throat tightness
Strangled feeling inside
Throat tightness is a sensation of constriction or pressure in the throat, as if something is squeezing or closing it.
The feeling accompanies various conditions—anxiety, allergic reactions, acid reflux, or muscle tension: I felt throat tightness during the panic attack.
Sudden throat tightness with difficulty breathing may signal anaphylaxis, requiring immediate medical attention.
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- choked upEmotionally unable to speak
holding back tears · anxiety · strangled · suffocating · can't breathe · panic · panic attack · fight or flight · gagging · breathless · clenched · squeezing · difficulty · airway · gasping · short of breath · stress · tension
- allergy symptomshives, sneezing, itching, rash, swelling
- neurological symptomsnumbness, tremor, paralysis, aphasia, ataxia
- swallowing disordersdysphagia, difficulty swallowing, aspiration, choking, achalasia
- Voice Disordersdysphonia, aphonia, hoarseness, voice loss, spasmodic dysphonia