There are many reasons for feeling a lump in the throat, such as lymphoid follicular hyperplasia, throat tumors, cysts and other factors. 1. Lymphoid follicular hyperplasia: most of the lymphoid follicular hyperplasia is due to inflammation of the throat, such as pharyngitis, laryngitis, etc., accompanied by symptoms such as itchy throat, dryness, and foreign body sensation, which makes you feel like there’s a small lump in your throat. 2. Tumor in the throat: papilloma in the throat, hypopharyngeal carcinoma, malignant tumor in the throat, etc., which can also show foreign body sensation, leading to the phenomenon of feeling a small lump in the throat. 3. Cysts: Feeling a lump in the throat may also belong to cysts, such as tonsil cysts, epiglottis cysts, tongue root cysts and so on. There are many reasons for feeling a lump in the throat, and it is recommended to go to the hospital in time after the symptoms appear, take standardized treatment according to the doctor’s instructions, and do not ignore the symptoms, so as not to make a mistake.