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Giant lump at the very top of my throat. Help or advice?
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
@brcc, I hear that frustration. Something else you said caught my attention—you’ve noticed that some of your throat and digestive symptoms seem to occur along with your sinus symptoms. That may be important information to bring to your ENT, even if you don’t yet know whether or how they are connected.
I’ve learned from my own experience that symptoms don’t always stay neatly within one specialty. At one point, a pulmonologist sent me to an ENT for something I never would have thought was an ENT issue.
Maybe you could draw on your doctor’s curiosity by pointing out which symptoms seem to happen together and asking, “Which of these symptoms can you explain from an ENT standpoint, which ones don’t fit, and what would you suggest I explore next?”
How are you feeling about your upcoming appointment?
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@jlharsh this is great advice, thank you! First of all I had never even heard of silent reflux until 2 weeks ago and i would have never dreamt that it could affect my sinuses but the more i research the more im convinced that my sinus issues are partly, if not all, the cause of my sinus problems. 10 yrs of suffering, 3 surgeries in the past 5 years and countless ENT visits and not once was this ever brought up by my Dr. Frustrating to say the least. When they say you have to be your own advocate, boy is that an understatement. I have an appt with my ENT on monday so i’ll be having a long discussion with him. I also have an appt with a gastro dr but the earliest i could get in is mid Nov. For now i’m taking prescription nexium 2x daily and i ordered some alginate capsules. Hopefully this helps until i get some answers. Thanks again for the post, much appreciated! I now have renewed hope that maybe i can get all this figured out 🙏🏻