Question: Hi, 3 weeks ago I did an unfortunate move with my neck - from left to right, after which I immediately felt pain swallowing and a sense of dislocation on my right side. Additionally, I felt like some foreign object is stuck. It has been over 4 weeks, and it has not gone away. The pain and all the above/below is located on my right side. Something behind the thyroid cartillage, stretching up beneath the hyoid bone towards the bottom of the oral cavity is hurting badly, especially when I swallow. I get the feeling something is dislocated. Can this be?

Also, the side where the pain/discomfort is located feels numb, i.e. I dont feel swallowing (except pain) on that side. Additionally, I have developed a clicking when I swallow. It feels the thyroid cartillage is rubbing against the hyoid bone (or possibly the spine) when I do.

What could this be and will it heal off over time?

List of further symptoms at the affected side (right side):

• Trigger seems to be the hyoid bone, a displacement / dislocation or something is pinched
• Pressure pain, fullness in the throat
• Radiates on the ear (tingling in the ear)
• Feeling that something is trapped behind the larynx
• Feeling that the pharyngeal muscles are tense
• Click while swallowing
• Don't feel swallowing
• Hyoid bone seems clicking when touched
• Pain on swallowing right side
• Pain around the larynx


Best regards,
XXXX

Hello,

Many thanks for this response. This is very helpful in my further process.

I do not realize large changes in voice at the moment, but I remember in the beginning (1-2 weeks ago), I had trouble keeping my voice, and additionally it was not as "deep" as I usually had. It seems to have returned to normal, however.

Also, I believe to have more "cough out", i.e. saliva that gets coughed out when I inhale deeply.

Is this further evidence for your above thesis? What is the recovery process or steps that would need to be undertaken in such a case?

Many thanks for your helpful insights,
XXXX

Dear Dr. Aggarwal,

many thanks for your insights - I will stick to your recommendations and get a examination done.

I am still a little worried though about the persistent clicking - it feels like my thyroid cartillage is rubbing against the hyoid. Can this be expected to heal too? Is this a muscular tension phenomenon? I am asking because it feels like something is permanently dislocated. What is the recovery/solution process for this topic and is it related to the problems we discussed above?

Best,
XXXX