Why is pressure the main cause of plum pneumonia blocking the throat?

   Auntie Chen recently felt a blockage in her throat and was very uncomfortable, so she went to the hospital for a checkup and had a laryngoscopy in the ENT department, but there was no problem at all; she also went to the gastroenterology department for a gastroscopy, but there was no major problem except chronic gastritis; when she went to the endocrinology department, the doctor asked to check the thyroid gland, and the results came out normal.  Although this symptom does not affect eating, but like a cotton ball blocking the throat, coughing, swallowing, it is really annoying. Auntie Chen remembered that a doctor had suggested she go to the psychology department, so she walked into the psychology department’s office with the idea of giving it a try.  The doctor carefully inquired about her medical history and previous examinations and medications, and asked her if she had anything bad to do recently. Auntie Chen’s expression was grave, tears were in her eyes, and the hardships in her life instantly came to her mind. The doctor told Auntie Chen that the disease she has is the Chinese medicine said plum nuclear gas, equivalent to Western medicine’s pharyngeal neurosis, mostly occurs in people with emotional anxiety, depression, to use an image of the analogy is the stressful life pinched the neck.  The abnormal sensation in the throat is like a plum nucleus stuffed in the throat, so it is called plum nucleus gas, generally characterized by not affecting eating, no pain. Patients with plum kernel gas often disappear completely when they are nervous at work, concentrating on their work or after sleeping, while the foreign body sensation is obvious when they have nothing to do or have mood swings, often accompanied by mental depression, irritability and worry. With the help of modern instruments local examination, barium swallow X-ray, blood tests have not found organic lesions. The disease is most common in young and middle-aged people, mostly in women.  The clinical treatment of plum pneumonia can be done in a different way by giving antidepressants for depression and anxiety. In addition, attention should be paid to relaxation, improvement of family relations, and, if necessary, a combination of psychotherapy. After two weeks of standardized and systematic comprehensive treatment, Auntie Chen’s plum pneumonia was relieved. The doctor told her that she needs to consolidate treatment for more than six months for complete recovery.