What is a foreign body sensation?

Esophagus, esophageal foreign body sensation may be caused by esophageal foreign body stuck, chronic pharyngitis and reflux esophagitis.

1, esophageal foreign body stuck

if food is not chewed completely, or accidentally swallowed some small items, may be stuck in the esophagus, resulting in foreign body sensation.

2, chronic pharyngitis

is mainly caused by repeated attacks of acute pharyngitis, easy to lead to pharyngeal mucosa congestion, submucosal connective tissue and lymphoid tissue hyperplasia, these hyperplasia will make the esophagus feel foreign body presence.

3, reflux esophagitis Reflux

esophagitis is due to esophageal sphincter structure damage, esophageal clearance reduced factors, may make stomach contents reflux to the esophagus, resulting in esophageal foreign body sensation.