Lump in the Throat? It’s Probably Not in Your Head

Is there anything more maddening than feeling like you’ve got a lump in your throat, day in and day out? No. Is there a neat, straightforward explanation that doctors give you when you bring it up? Also no.

Maybe it started as a tickle. A little post-meal throat clearing. Then it escalated: full-on globus sensation—the feeling of something stuck in your throat even when nothing's there.