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Had to write about this one. For 6 or so months now i have this off and on throat tightening sensation. Like pressure around it. Sounds weird i know and have never heard it associated w/ lyme. Perhaps it is just a symptom of my chronic anxiety (which i dont even know is a symptom of lyme or not). Anxiety is one of my big symptoms and i dont hear about it much here so i figure its a seperate health issue for me. Anyone have a weird throat? LOL Or once in a blue mean have slightly labored swallowing?
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yes, I have swallowing issues from time to time. for me related to muscle weakness.
BUT, I think it's important it be checked out, and not blamed on anxiety. Especially important to rule out allergy to something. Allergies can develop over time, and could be dangerous.
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Lyme has caused swallowing issues with a lot of people you can choke on your own saliva. As for the tightning throat could be lyme nerve thing take magnesium, also it could be a parasital infection causeing wheezing protozoan like babiosis causes histamine increase try a antihistamine.
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trueblue
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lymesucks,
I get this... do you also mean the type of thing where it feels like your throat/neck and tightened from the outside, too? Hard to explain almost like the front of my neck is sucked in from the collarbone going up.
I looked in the mirror one day and it looked that way, too. Very weird! I did see it explained somewhere once and now can't remember where, but I thought, oh, that makes sense!
Sorry to be no help at all but to say, "yeah, me too!"
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I have swallowing issues. In fact, it is the only test that my new gastro doc wants to repeat out of the dozens of CT scans, MRIs, colonoscopies, endoscopies, etc. I have had.
Food and pills get stuck in my throat often. I choke on my saliva sometimes. Sometimes GERD can cause swallowing problems. I have muscle weakness of unknown origin...some docs have theorized that I have a lazy digestive system starting with the esophagus.
Swallowing problems can be a number of things. If it continues and you feel like it gets worse or never lets up, I would definitely get it checked. I do know that Lymies can have swallowing issues though.
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p.s. I also have pain on the left side of my throat that no one can figure out. It happens when I swallow. I don't know if you would call it tightening though.
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