Hi! Yes it does sound similar, indeed. Was it confirmed that it was a viral infection? I understand you've had this for a long time from what I've read from you, and you haven't noticed any significant improvement or relief?

I've had similar symptoms, like pain or pressure on one side, leading up to this which is now constant more or less. But I don't know if I had an infection. Doctors saw nothing in my throat.

The clicking is so strange, it mostly comes when I tense my throat after swallowing. But sometimes when I swallow as well. It's like a pressure building up with each swallow. Globus sensation is pretty much constant.

I'm so tense, it's radiating all over my throat and chest - even affecting breathing lately, although it could be anxiety, the pressure seems to be related to a physical problem. Indeed, anxiety probably makes the muscles around the throat extremely tense, so I wonder if those rub or clench around these structures: hyoid, larynx or cervical spine(?).

Doctors have actually pointed out that a vertebra in my neck is slightly bulging. And I don't think it's unheard of that it can cause dysphagia. I could be totally misleading though. So whether that is related or not remains to be seen.