Throat feels tight

What causes it?

The most common causes of throat feels tight are common cold, gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd), and chronic sinusitis. Other possible causes, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), are more rare.

What symptoms are related?

Within all the people who go to their doctor with throat feels tight, 55% report having cough, 54% report having sore throat, and 51% report having fever.

What might my doctor prescribe?

Common Tests and Procedures

Patients with throat feels tight often receive other diagnostic procedures (interview; evaluation; consultation), cardiac monitoring, nebulizer therapy, tracheoscopy and laryngoscopy with biopsy, ophthalmologic and otologic diagnosis and treatment, influenzavirus antibody assay, diagnostic procedures on nose; mouth and pharynx and diagnostic procedures on ear .

Common Medications

The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with throat feels tight include azelastine nasal, budesonide nasal product, carbetapentane / phenylephrine / pyrilamine, carbamide peroxide otic, acetaminophen / diphenhydramine, moexipril, danazol, ciclesonide nasal, amoxicillin/clarithromycin/lansoprazole, cefixime (suprax), potassium bicarbonate, phenol topical and butalbital (g-1) .

Who is at risk?

Groups of people at highest risk for throat feels tight include age 5-14 years.