Hi. This is my first time posting on a health forum but I've had the problem for a while. It's quite hard to describe but I'll do my best. Every few months or so, for a few days at a time, I feel a tightening sensation in my neck. It first started on one side and now it has progressed to both sides. It feels to be where my glands are (I think). I can only describe it as a tightening sensation that gets tighter and tighter and tighter for a few seconds, and then releases. There may be a few minutes between episodes and then it starts again. This goes on intermittently over a few days, with the tightening sensation eventually getting so tight I feel something is going to pop! Obviously it never does. Usually after a few days, the whole thing disappears and tends to recur every six months or so. I always forget to mention it when I go to the doctors (I'm not there very often). Does anyone have any idea of what it might be?
I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks in the past and, if I'm honest, I also suffer a bit from health anxiety but generally, over the last 10-15 years or so I have been fine.
Thank you for reading and I hope someone has some ideas!
