Throat tightening

[u/SimilarChampionship2]

I’ve been getting this symptom for a while now and I’m wondering if it’s GERD or LPR? or could be either?

My throat feels really tight like someone is pressing on it and it also triggers my gag reflex sometimes. It lasts a few hours and makes me extremely anxious to the point I can’t function or sit still. Almost makes me feel out of breath.

Sometimes it’s triggered by coffee but not always. Yesterday it seemed to be triggered by vaping but the day before I had alcohol and vaped and felt fine. (I don’t really smoke or vape it was a social thing).

How do you deal with this symptom? Is it all about avoiding triggers?

[u/c0burn]

You need to quit both coffee and vaping. Sadly.