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DiscussionSomething in my neck is popping out of place
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I have the same thing. Sometimes when I'm sleeping if my neck is bent funny it pops out of place or if I cough really hard when I'm sick. But when they do imaging everything looks normal because it's not popped out at the time of imaging. I used to get it in place super easy and now it's getting harder and happens more often. Going on 8-10 years of this. It feels like I'm popping cartilage back into place that pops out. Also make swallowing unbearably painful
Hello! I am a concerned 14 year-old, and I have been looking for why my throat will not go back to its place. I have been unable to find why, and it hasn't returned to its place in hours. Help.
@jinivha My physical therapist told me that if the C3 neck vertebra is misaligned or rotated, it can cause trouble swallowing. You also have a hyoid bone that sits there across the neck that can be misaligned. The hyoid is needed to have something to pull on during swallowing. It is quite an elegant procedure. A speech pathologist can order a swallowing study to see if a person is doing this correctly.