The Glasgow-Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS) [19] was used to measure the presence and severity of globus symptoms. The GETS is a 10-items questionnaire, based on a 8 grade Likert scale, from 0 ...

Eating too fast, talking while you’re chowing down, not chewing enough or munching on dry foods might cause difficulty swallowing from time to time, doctors say. But, if it happens a lot, it could be ...

“Globus sensation is a feeling of a lump or tightness in the throat often related to anxiety or stress, but it doesn't typically interfere with the physical act of swallowing food.” If you ...

“Unlike stomach cells, cells in the esophagus do not have a mechanism to protect themselves from stomach acid,” Purow says. “When someone has chronic reflux over time, the body may try to ...

In the UK, voice therapists are speech and language therapists with specialist interest and training in ear, nose, and throat and voice disorders Voice therapists assess patients with aphonia or ...

An Australian mother who stormed into a classroom and threatened to “slit” a young girl’s throat has revealed the devastating “tipping point” which led her to snap. The mother was heard ...