Can cervical spondylolisthesis cause a foreign body sensation in the throat?

Hyperplasia of the cervical spine can compress the laryngeal nerves due to bony hyperplasia and ligamentous hyperplasia, thus causing localized irritation, resulting in discomfort in the throat and causing a certain foreign body sensation, which is usually located lower than pharyngitis. Cervical spine hyperplasia will appear obvious nausea, vomiting, which will reflexively cause the local foreign body sensation in the throat, the most common in sympathetic cervical spondylosis and vertebral artery cervical spondylosis. It is also possible that the larynx itself has a foreign body, such as laryngeal vein mass, or gland enlargement caused by the foreign body sensation, this time you need to go to the hospital otorhinolaryngology department in time for examination. Treatment is based on actively dealing with the primary disease, and the main ways are drug treatment and surgical treatment. Common drugs include ibuprofen, eperisone and chondroitin sulfate, which are analgesic and anti-inflammatory, improve muscle tension and promote cartilage regeneration. Surgical treatments include discectomy and decompression as well as interbody fusion and combined posterior-anterior approach. They are suitable for vertebral margin osteophytes and articular synovial joint osteophytes respectively. If the symptoms worsen, you should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment, do not take medication without authorization. Pay proper attention to rest, carry out slow neck exercises and strengthen the contraction exercise of neck and back muscles.