On December 29 2013 I was a victim of strangulation. Since then I have experienced extreme pain on the left side of my neck, under my jaw bone. It is as if I have to pop something back into place and I do this by placing my two or three fingers firmly on the area, and swallowing (painful) repeatedly until I feel a pop and then only a dull ache remains for some time. It has been getting worse and has now progressed to a constant ache and pain while swallowing, smiling, chewing, etc. Could this be a broken hyoid bone?