Trouble Swallowing Food: Anxiety or Esophageal Cancer?
Is there a way you could tell if your trouble swallowing food may be esophageal cancer rather than anxiety? […]
Can an Esophageal Cancer Symptom Go Away for a Few Weeks?
If a symptom that’s suspicious for esophageal cancer has now been gone for a few weeks, does this mean you don’t have cancer after all? […]
How Likely a Stuck Food Feeling in Chest Is Esophageal Cancer?
Does food seem to feel stuck in your chest lately? Esophageal cancer causes food to get stuck or feel like it’s “sticking” in the esophagus. […]
Trouble Swallowing from Esophageal Cancer vs. ALS
Here is a detailed comparison by a surgeon between trouble swallowing from esophageal cancer compared to ALS. If a person’s health anxiety is tuned more into esophageal cancer, he or she might start suspecting this [...]
Discomfort Behind Breast when Swallowing: Cancer May Be Cause
Discomfort behind the breast upon swallowing has different possible causes including cancer – but not breast cancer. Furthermore, a heart problem may be a possible cause that occurs to the person experiencing pain in this [...]
How Common Is Phantosmia: Smelling Something that’s Not There?
If you’ve been smelling things that aren’t there (phantosmia), you’re in good company: lots of it. Phantosmia is also far more common in people over the age of 40, says a study. […]
Trouble Swallowing, Thick Mucus in Back of Throat: Causes, Solutions
Here’s the causes of thick drainage in back of throat and trouble swallowing. Regarding what causes thick drainage in the back of the throat, along with trouble swallowing, the expert source is Dr. Stacey Silvers, [...]
Chest Pain, Swallowing Hurts: Heart Attack or Esophagus Spasm?
Chest pain with painful swallowing can mean a number of things including heart attack in progress, heart attack in the near future and benign esophageal spasms. About 200,000 people in the U.S. every year suffer [...]
When I Swallow There Are Clicking Noises: Help!
An ear, nose and throat doctor explains the causes of clicking sounds when you swallow and what can be done about this. “Many people experience clicking in the ear when they swallow or chew,” says [...]
Hoarse Voice, Trouble Swallowing: Causes
Two doctors explain the possible causes of a hoarse voice coupled with trouble swallowing The first expert source for this article about the causes of the symptom duo of hoarse voice and swallowing difficulties is [...]
Chest Pain with Trouble Swallowing: Dangerous & Benign Causes
The causes of chest pain combined with difficulty swallowing can be benign...or life-threatening. The symptom duo of chest pain plus trouble swallowing is very frightening. It can occur suddenly and at any time for people [...]
Constantly Swallowing, Tight Throat: Causes & Treatment
Always swallowing and throat tight? Your need to swallow often, and that tight throat may be from a medical condition. Or, it may be from plain anxiety, says Jordan S. Josephson, MD, FACS, ear, nose and [...]
