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Something in my neck is popping out of place
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (43)Comment receiving replies
I have had this happen for over a decade. I remember my dad taking me to an ear nose and throat specialist, but they weren't able to identify what it could be. I've thought maybe it was connected to stress but I honestly have no idea. I gotta say, it was crazy seeing someone else talk about this because I have never managed to find anything on this. I had times where I couldn't push it back into place and it would last a good 10/15 minutes. When that happened it hurt to talk or swallow. I had times where I would just go to a bathroom and let the saliva fall out of my mouth because it built up too much.
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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.
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@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.