New to the forum have some questions please help

Hi, all my name is Dan. about two weeks ago I started experiencing a slight tightness in my throat. I was getting a little worried, so started researching online. After looking at all the symptoms, it matches perfectly with GERD. I normally don’t get acid reflux but I did have it quite a few months back where I was wondering what was going on just figured it was something I was eating but it went away. Two weeks ago I noticed this in my throat there is no pain there is no trouble swallowing. It’s just there something that feels like it’s pushing on my throat or I have a tight shirt on. For the past two weeks I have elevated my pillows. I started Prilosec OTC which I’m almost done with now. The online symptoms are very vague. I do have a little bit of chest pain. I do have a little burning sensation in the bottom, part of my throat, upper part of my chest, and there was only literally two or three times that when I burped a little bit of acid came up, but not much at all. I guess my main question is how long does the feeling in your throat take to go away. Also just a little bit of background I smoke cigar a week with buddies but I think what brought it on was for the past four weeks prior to this happening. I was eating pizza late at night with the cigar and then went to bed. That’s the only thing I can think of. I don’t drink excessively and I don’t drink tons of caffeine and I’m not a spicy food eater. Yes fatty foods but I’ve never had a problem with it before. thank you for your time. Hope to hear from you.

Thanks for the reply I must add in never had regurgitation not even now so I’m wondering could it be sum thing els.

So the weird thing is the only problem I’m having is gas with belching, but no acid reflux. I still have the little bit of burning sensation in the top part of my chest but no real pain at all and of course the weird feeling in my throat that I have something tight around my neck. I don’t have any trouble swallowing or any sore throat. I was seeing something online that my symptoms follow more of the LPR. I believe it’s called. Also, I do have a dry cough but that’s pretty much it for my symptoms.

I understand, but I’m the type of person that is so scared of the hospital. I can barely even get myself in the door. I barely even have symptoms, other than the tightness in my throat and gas.