What is it when you feel like there’s something blocking your esophagus?

Feeling that there is something blocking the esophagus belongs to the esophageal foreign body sensation, which is considered to be related to the foreign body in the esophagus, functional lesions, and also can be considered to be related to the lesions in the esophagus itself. 1. Intraesophageal foreign body: If you don’t pay attention to your diet, such as eating chicken or fish, chicken bones or fish spines will scratch your esophagus or stay in your esophagus, which will lead to foreign body sensation in your esophagus. Critical gastroscopy is recommended. If there is a foreign body, it is recommended to take it out in time to avoid infection. 2. Functional lesions: prolonged mental stress, anxiety and depression, and visceral hypersensitivity may lead to pharyngeal blockage sensation and foreign body sensation. When examined, organic lesions are usually not found, and are considered to be related to psychological factors. Psychological counseling is recommended and can help relieve symptoms. 3. Lesions of the esophagus itself: reflux esophagitis, reflux material causes irritation to the mucosa of the esophagus, resulting in foreign body sensation in the throat. Benign and malignant tumors of the esophagus, with the gradual increase of the tumor, leading to blockage of the esophagus, causing progressive dysphagia. If you often feel that there is something blocking the esophagus, it is recommended to go to the gastroenterology department of the hospital for gastroscopy to understand the cause. For the cause of the disease, appropriate medication will be given or treatment will be done through surgery.