It’s not actually stuck, and you can’t do anything to relieve the feeling except wait.
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Your throat sphincter didn’t relax properly when you swallowed and some of or all of what you ate didn’t make it down and is hanging out in a sort of throat limbo with muscles that act like club bouncers to your stomach. If you have tonsils this can happen fairly often depending on their size.
Purposely taking a larger than usually comfortable gulp of water can help stretch and re-set your throat which tends to fix the lingering sensation.
When I say “larger than comfortable gulp” think back to the times you accidentally slurped up too much drink and had to swallow several times.
This time engage the muscles you use when the doctor asks you to say “ahh” and make a pelican blush with the amount you just forced down.
I could be wrong but I believe it is called Esophageal dysphagia and there are quite a few reason you could feel that way beyond just improperly swallowing.
[https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dysphagia/symptoms-causes/syc-20372028#:~:text=Esophageal%20dysphagia%20refers%20to%20the,Achalasia](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dysphagia/symptoms-causes/syc-20372028#:~:text=Esophageal%20dysphagia%20refers%20to%20the,Achalasia).
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