question: Hello doctor, I have a feeling of mucus or something in my throat for the last three weeks. For a week I had a feeling of swallowing issues, where I felt not all of it was sticking to my throat. Now that sensation has more or less gone away, I still do feel like grain in my throat after finishing the meal. I have a lot of dry coughs and my throat feels like irritated constantly. I am not sure if its due to GERD or LPR. I am taking Prevacid 30 mg since last week. I am not sure if that is the reason for my swallowing getting better, but the sensation is still there. Now I am worried that this could be some neurological issue. I am going to see an ENT, but that is a month from now. My question is how is muscle weakness of the throat diagnosed? Is my issue more of an indication of some neurological issues or anxiety and GERD? I also feel like the mucus or the foreign object sometimes interferes with my breathing. When I am tensed or anxious it feels like a ball, when I am calm I do seldom feel it. But when I take a big swallow I feel something in the middle of my throat. I have done an endoscopy, pH and manometry test which does not show much. My doctor diagnosed me with IBS.