@tinlizzie1979

How is his teeth? Getting new ones in or lost some? Is it possible he has TMJ? Sometimes the bite will shift with gain or loss of teeth … TMJ can too … and cause swallowing problems .. something stuck feeling. Swelling in the neck muscles is not always obvious. .. and not all children will complain of headache or neck ache from TMJ. Sore throat, swallowing problems, and even ear pain may be present with no fever. Sometimes parents can hear clicking or popping from their child’s jaw when the child chews or yawns. .. or just the child may hear it.

I am 72+ and have had TMJ since the beginning of my school years… maybe before. I am having a rough time with it right now. This last bad bout was actually first triggered by dental work. My dentist fixed my bite .. at no charge. Then last Friday morning I awakened to my jaw shoved hard into my pillow .. yeah it pushed my jaw out of alignment and my bite out of alignment again. Dentist fixed bite again without charge. Both times he took x-rays .. at no charge .. to make sure I did not have a cavity or abscess. My teeth hurt because of bruising from the misalignment. I went to the dental office this morning and had a scan for a bite guard to wear at night. I will get it in a few days. Hopefully it will help. I am doing some exercises to help strengthen my jaw muscles.

Aging can be difficult when you are young and when you are old.

I hope you find answers soon.

I’m glad I found this! I have a 6 yr old boy who was diagnosed in may with ASD (autism) and anxiety. But he has never been a good eater but here the last few weeks he has been telling me something is stuck in his throat when he eats. So he has lose weight and we are very worried. We went the the pediatrician today who referred us to a ENT and thankfully we have a friend who is a ENT!
My son also has something called Chiari Malformation 1, where the lower part of his brain is in his spine. So the neurosurgeon will be the next person we reach out too.