@ShelbyH - Some of our members have been diagnosed with Clicking Larynx Syndrome which is caused by excess calcification of thyroid cartilage & the hyoid bone (Dr. Dewan also does surgery for that), & I think that can also cause symptoms like the ones you have.
Here’s a link to a research article about it:
When swallowing, a clicking in the throat may uncommonly occur, causing great discomfort and pain. This unpleasant event may lead health professionals to attribute the symptoms to psychogenic aetiology. The case of a 49-year-old female is presented,...
and a discussion on our forum:
GUYS!!! I just returned from my appointment with Dr Karuna Dewan a few hours ago and I cannot begin to describe the happiness and relief I feel right now!!
First off, her office staff is superb. Everyone is SO kind. I got walked back to an exam room and had to wait a bit while she looked at my imaging. One of her assistants came in the room and asked me how I found her because I came from so far away. I told him about this lovely forum!! Then he told me my symptoms match clicking larynx to a T!…