Throat Problems

Patients often come to see me with neck and throat problems. The types of complaints I normally hear are:

	Pressure and fullness in the throat
	Difficulty swallowing with a sense of something stuck in the throat
	Hoarseness/voice changes
	A need to constantly clear the throat
	Chronic coughing
	A sensation of something lodged in the throat
	Excess drainage down the back of the throat

Any of these symptoms that persist greater than one month MUST be evaluated to rule out both benign and malignant tumors. The vast majority of patients with these complaints do not have tumors. Typically these complaints are more often due to chronic sinus infections, allergies, and heartburn problems. Once the underlying medical problem is treated most patients have total resolution of the above complaints.