Why does my throat feel tight and dry

Difficulty with swallowing is the feeling that food or liquid is stuck in the throat or at any point before the food enters the stomach. This problem is also called dysphagia.

The process of swallowing involves several steps.

These include:

• Chewing food
• Moving it into the back of the mouth
• Moving it down the esophagus (food pipe)

There are many nerves that help the muscles of the mouth, throat, and esophagus work together.

Much of swallowing occurs without you being aware of what you are doing.

Swallowing is a complex act. Many nerves work in a fine balance to control how the muscles of the mouth, throat, and esophagus work together.

A brain or nerve disorder can alter this fine balance in the muscles of the mouth and throat.

Stress or anxiety may cause some people to feel tightness in the throat or feel as if something is stuck in the throat.

My throat feels like it's closing but i can breathe fine

This sensation is called globus sensation and is unrelated to eating. However, there may be some underlying cause.

Problems that involve the esophagus often cause swallowing problems. These may include:

tightness in chest and throat difficulty swallowing

sharp pain in throat difficulty swallowing