Throat swallowing with blockage may be some physiological phenomenon, may also be the manifestation of certain diseases, such as enlarged tonsils, epiglottis cysts, acute epiglottitis, etc., should be timely consultation to identify the cause of the disease.
1. Physiological factors: consider eating large mouthfuls of rice balls, egg yolks and other food blocked in the throat, the patient may feel a little blocked.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Enlarged tonsils is a disease in which the palatine tonsils are abnormally enlarged, which is often accompanied by symptoms such as snoring in sleep, breath-holding, and dyspnea, in addition to a blockage in swallowing in the throat.
(2) Epiglottis cyst is a cyst that occurs under the mucous membrane of epiglottis, which is mainly manifested by discomfort such as feeling of throat blockage and feeling of foreign body in swallowing.
(3) Acute epiglottitis is characterized by congestion and swelling of the epiglottis, severe pain in the throat, dysphagia, and dyspnea; in severe cases, the patient may die of asphyxiation due to acute laryngeal obstruction. Feeling of blockage in the throat for swallowing.
This symptom alone is not enough to diagnose the disease, but does not exclude other factors caused. It is recommended that if physiological causes are excluded, timely consultation should be made, so that the doctor can clarify the cause of the disease and give targeted treatment.