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Something in my neck is popping out of place
Hello all,
Over the past, i’d say 4 years i’ve had a very odd thing happen in my neck and it happens when I swallow or move my neck (no specific way). It doesn’t happen often, it could be 3 times a week or once in 3 months. Basically there is something that feels like a tube popping out of place and i have to use my hand to push it back in place. It’s like something is bending. It sounds really odd but it’s really really painful and when it happens a panic feels my body and i have to push it back in right away. It happens just under my left jaw and a bit over from my adam’s apple, sort of where you would check your pulse. I can’t find anything on the internet about this and haven’t decided to go to the doctor because it’s something that happens randomly.
If anyone knows anything on this, that would be great!!
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Just wanted to add that yes I totally get that. One it pops out. Looking down helps with the pain I can't look up and swallow at the same time while it's out!
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1 ReactionSame and mine still won’t pop back in! I don’t understand why doctors look at us like “wow I’ve never seen or heard of anything like this” when it’s apparent that many people have this issue. I can’t get any help or relief and sometimes it’s scary. I don’t want to panic but it definitely gives me anxiety.
Didnt realize til after i posted, that this reply shows up at the end of the whole thread instead of the specific poster that I thought i was "replying" to @steelvengeancekarnan. So hopefully @steelvengeancekarnan will see this buried amongst the replies.....
Don't know if you'll see this since you posted this a year ago, but figured I'd send a note just in case. I actually have this same throat issue too, but the reason I'm reaching out to you is because of your last statement: "any quality and amount of sleep never seem to make me feel awake"... Look up Idiopathic Hypersomnia and see if you feel like it fits what you experience. I went through 2 years of testing in my mid-20's for all sorts of various possibilities to explain what was happening to me, before they finally figured it out. Not all doctors even know about it or think to test for it. Most will default to "it's probably depression, here take these anti-depressants". It always annoyed me that they assumed I must have depression, despite having nothing to be depressed about (or at least I didn't in my mid-20's anyway). I always refused to take anti-depressants and demanded they actually do real tests to actually figure out what was the cause. The final test that finally figured it out was I had to go through a sleep study in a facility where they hooked me up with EKG's all over my body and watched me sleep overnight in their facility. Afterwards, they finally diagnosed me with Idiopathic Hypersomnia. I now take medication every morning to keep me functional like a normal person. Without it, I turn into a "drunk zombie" within 2 hours or less of waking up. It's still not a perfect system, there are still days on occasion where i'll still get uber-tired even with the meds. But they are few and far between by comparison. For sure, i wouldnt be able to carry a job or function in normal life without those meds. Anyway, figured i'd share since one of the main symptoms of Idiopathic Hypersomnia is "no amount of sleep is ever enough to feel awake".
I have the same thing happen to me. Comes on when I strain. Using a heating pad helps.