Fear of throat cancer Hypopharyngeal carcinoma
Good day, I am afraid of having throat cancer. I have had a lump feeling in my throat, throat burning, strange pulling pains in the throat that also radiate to the ears for about 8 weeks. An ENT doctor diagnosed a throat inflammation because the throat is minimally reddened and prescribed me an antibiotic. Another ENT doctor identified a blocked nasal breathing due to a deviated septum, which in turn causes a dry throat, which should explain my symptoms.
In the last 8 weeks, I have been examined 4 times in the throat, laryngoscopy, examination with a angled optic and once with an endoscope through the nose, and everything was fine. Now I have read that a hypopharynx carcinoma is often not detected during an examination and can be overlooked, and this statement worries me greatly.
I am terrified of having this type of tumor, also because my symptoms are not improving and I have not experienced this sensation before, burning, pressing, and pulling. What should I do now? I can't go back to the ENT doctor again. The whole situation is affecting me a lot personally and professionally, I sit there and can hardly think of anything else.
Thank you
Oliver
