u/vanillaaaamilk5

Experiencing the absolute WORST acid reflux flare up of my life. It's 5 am and I have been awake all night in pain, didn't sleep at all. Out of nowhere i started feeling this strange sensation in my throat, it's almost like a tic? I can't stop swallowing my saliva even if there isn't any. I'm swallowing it maybe 10 times in a minute. It just won't stop.

And sometimes my throat spasms before swallowing? I don't know how to explain, it almost feels "stuck" as if for a second or two i am not able to swallow and then the tic continues. Literally have never experienced this before , nor have I ever been aware of swallowing my saliva. It's so weird.

I am both amblyopic (drifting outwards but very slightly) and severely myopic (-18) in my left eye. That eye looks way bigger than the other one. Sort of bulging out, I think? I'm not sure actually. I don't know if it's caused by the amblyopia/myopia or something else.. It's visible in my childhood photos as well, pictures where i was only 2-3 years old. However, no doctors have commented on it. I feel extremely self conscious and i really struggle making eye contact. The difference is huge. Anyone else with this issue?