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Heard Crack Like Sound Around Adams Apple While Drinking, Hurts To Swallow, Slightly Inflamed, Tender. Why ?

Hi,
How it happened I was sitting at home drinking some tea and as I was gulping the last bit in the cup down when, I felt the motion of my adams apple in the usual fashion move down the up, but on the upward motion I heard internally in my neck and felt a crack / snap like sensation like an elastic band breaking around my adams apple. Now when I swallow it hurts.

33 Male
Symptoms sore throat, painful to swallow
Pain around adams apple, feels slightly inflamed and tender
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epiglottitis
some warm tea touched the epiglottis and there was swelling of the epiglottis causing problems
use short course of steroids antibiotics antacids
and analgesic sos
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Heard Crack Like Sound Around Adams Apple While Drinking, Hurts To Swallow, Slightly Inflamed, Tender. Why ?

epiglottitis some warm tea touched the epiglottis and there was swelling of the epiglottis causing problems use short course of steroids antibiotics antacids and analgesic sos