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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is it that sometimes when you swallow something like a lozenge or capsule of some kind, it feels like it’s stuck in your throat for some time after? I mean, it can’t actually be, because it feels that way long after the thing would’ve dissolved, so what is giving that distinct sensation?
gpt
Your throat is very sensitive. That feeling of something 'stuck' is actually a generally universal feeling that your body signals to indicate 'irritation'.

When you swallow a medicine cap, tablet or suck on a lozenge, your throat may just not be that used to swallowing something that isn't as soft as chewed food. The texture and dryness may also play a part, and it registers as a sign that you may have swallowed something unnatural.

Another thing that causes the 'something stuck in throat' feeling is acid reflux, where your stomach acid comes back out and gives you burns in the esophagus. The irritation can feel like a mild blockage to having a ball there that no matter how you try you can't 'swallow' down and can get extremely infuriating.

In other words, that feeling is triggered for ANY time your throat has discomfort and irritation. You're just used to associating it to stuck food because that's happened the most.