I was just about to fall asleep and my throat felt like there was always something pressing down on it what’s going on?

Just to sleep throat feel old something pressure, may be caused by certain diseases, such as sleep apnea syndrome, throat swelling, reflux laryngitis. 1. Sleep apnea syndrome: common in obese patients, there is soft palate mucosal relaxation, uvula edema, or tonsillar hypertrophy and other causes of pharyngeal narrowing, especially in the sleep obviously feel like there is something in the throat, sudden awakening and other uncomfortable symptoms. 2. Pharyngeal swelling: such as epiglottis cysts, pharyngeal tumors, etc. When the volume is not large, in the prone position, it is easy to cause the swelling to compress the surrounding tissues, but in the standing position, there may be no obvious discomfort. 3. Reflux laryngitis: when there is repeated reflux of gastric contents, especially at night during sleep, the vagus nerve is excited, which may aggravate the reflux symptoms, stimulate the mucous membrane of the throat, and always feel a sense of foreign body in the throat. Therefore, when symptoms of throat discomfort occur, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time for clear diagnosis and treatment.