laryngeal reflux
I have been to numerous drs nad have had this for 2 years.There isn't a med I haven't been on. I will have good days when I actually think about the feeling of swelling in my throat only a few times. Then suddenly something will set it off and it is all I concentrate on. I refuse to eat out because no matter what it is I end up feeling like my throat is swelling.Some days my tongue is so numb on the left side or my throat feels so raw I simply am afraid to eat. I have cut out all the foods they tell you to..citrus, caffeine, soda, tomato based foods, etc. I have had swallow studies, CT, etc and everything shows normal. This has taken over my life and one ER doc I work with when this first started told me it was stress and to settle down! Hard to do when I feel swelling way down where they can't see it! I live on 1 benadryl tablet once or twice a day when it gets real severe and this relaxes my throat enough that I can actually sleep or get through the day. It has affected my family life because I am afraid to go anywhere lest the symptoms flare up and it turns out to be some allergic reaction or feels enough like it that I swear I think I will die. So I never want to be far from a hospital. I just turned 50 and feel like my life is over.
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