Swallowing Pain or Burning
Alternate Names : Burning Feeling When Swallowing, Odynophagia, Pain - Swallowing (Burning)
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Common Causes
- Infection
- Tooth infection or abscess
- Gum disease
- Pharyngitis
- Thrush (a fungal infection caused by Candida)
- Herpes simplex infection
- Cytomegalovirus infection
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)
- Ulcers (from infection, medications, or chemical ingestions)
- Esophagitis (inflammation in the esophagus, often from gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- Rarely, a foreign body (such as fish or poultry bones)
- Esophageal motor disorders, such as nutcracker esophagus, diffuse esophageal spasm, or achalasia (more commonly, these result in dysphagia, a difficulty swallowing, rather than pain)
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