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What Causes Tightness In Throat During Pregnancy?

I have been having a tightness in my throat and it feels like something is contantly strangling me. i also have difficult swallowing sometimes. I am currenlty 12 weeks pregnant and i am pretty sure that the symptoms didn't present until pregnancy. i have had a thyroid ultrasound and everything was ok. what else can it be? it is really worrying me
Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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Hi.
Tightness in my throat and it feels like something is constantly strangling can be due to pharyngitis.
During pregnancy there rare many physiological changes.
Consult an ENT Surgeon to confirm whether this is just a physiological change or actually there is a lump.
Thyroid problems are known to cause this problem IF the ENT Endoscopy is normal this can be taken as a globus, known to occur in pregnancy. Just try to forget this as I would not like anyone with 12 weeks of pregnancy to take any medicines .
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What Causes Tightness In Throat During Pregnancy?

Hi. Tightness in my throat and it feels like something is constantly strangling can be due to pharyngitis. During pregnancy there rare many physiological changes. Consult an ENT Surgeon to confirm whether this is just a physiological change or actually there is a lump. Thyroid problems are known to cause this problem IF the ENT Endoscopy is normal this can be taken as a globus, known to occur in pregnancy. Just try to forget this as I would not like anyone with 12 weeks of pregnancy to take any medicines .