Pepe and David,

Just want to comment that a clicking or popping sound coming from around your Adam's apple would not be related to a TMJ problem. Not that I know what would be causing that, but constantly checking it by making it happen, will certainly prevent it from going away. This is a common problem with people that have actually have TMJ problems as they move their jaws in unusual ways to make the sounds happen and all they are doing is making it worse.

Pepe,

Certainly no one could diagnose your problem(s) without examing you so it is a good thing that you are going to see the ENT this week.

It appears to me that with your history of the past few months you have developed a cancer phobic situation. I hope that what you are experiencing now turns out to be nothing and I'm pretty confident that it will be nothing. You are going to need to find a way to get out of the mental state that you find yourself in now. That may be more difficult than it seems. You may need to seek professional help. I tell you this because you have a long life ahead of you and this no way to spend your waking hours.

Please let us know what the ENT says this week.

Jerry