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  2. Odynophagia - Wikipedia

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    Odynophagia is pain when swallowing. [1] [2] The pain may be felt in the mouth or throat and can occur with or without difficulty swallowing. [3] The pain may be described as an ache, burning sensation, or occasionally a stabbing pain that radiates to the back. [4] Odynophagia often results in inadvertent weight loss. The term is from odyno ...

  3. Cricopharyngeal spasm - Wikipedia

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    Sensation of a 'lump' in the back of the throat; Throat feels swollen; Discomfort - Lump can often feel quite big and pain is occasional; Symptoms normally worse in the evening; Stress aggravates the symptoms; Saliva is difficult to swallow, yet food is easy to swallow - eating, in fact, often makes the tightness go away for a time

  4. Neck-tongue syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Neck-tongue syndrome (NTS), which was first recorded in 1980, [1] is a rare disorder characterized by neck pain with or without tingling and numbness of the tongue on the same side as the neck pain. [2] Sharp lateral movement of the head triggers the pain, usually lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes. Headaches may occur with the onset ...

  5. Eagle syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Eagle syndrome (also termed stylohyoid syndrome, [1] styloid syndrome, [2] stylalgia, [3] styloid-stylohyoid syndrome, [2] or styloid–carotid artery syndrome) [4] is an uncommon condition commonly characterized but not limited to sudden, sharp nerve-like pain in the jaw bone and joint, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, triggered by swallowing, moving the jaw, or turning the neck. [1]

  6. Dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Dysphagia is distinguished from other symptoms including odynophagia, which is defined as painful swallowing, [8] and globus, which is the sensation of a lump in the throat. A person can have dysphagia without odynophagia (dysfunction without pain), odynophagia without dysphagia (pain without dysfunction) or both together.

  7. 10 Surprising Causes of Back Pain - AOL

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    Standing up, stretching and walking around for just a few minutes every hour will keep your back from getting stiff and sore, Dr. Halfman explains. You can also bounce on a Swiss ball/physical ...

  8. Oropharyngeal dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Fibrosis of tongue and larynx lead to reduced tongue base retraction and laryngeal elevation during swallowing [10] Infection may cause pharyngitis which can prevent swallowing due to pain . Medications can cause central nervous system effects that can result in swallowing disorders and oropharyngeal dysphagia.

  9. Epiglottitis - Wikipedia

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    Adults commonly present with less dramatic breathing symptoms than children due to them having wider airways to begin with, so their main symptoms are usually a severe sore throat and difficulty swallowing. [11] The back of the throat appears normal in 90% of adult patients, so epiglottitis should considered when there is pain out of proportion ...