However, once initiated, swallowing is completed normally. Odynophagia means painful swallowing. Frequently, odynophagia and dysphagia occur together. Globus pharyngeus is the sensation of a lump lodged in the throat. However, no difficulty is encountered when swallowing is of food, resulting in nasal regurgitation and laryngeal and pulmonary aspiration during swallowing, is characteristic of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Phagophobia, meaning fear of swallowing, and refusal to swallow may occur in hysteria, rabies, tetanus, and pharyngeal paralysis due to fear of aspiration. Painful inflammatory lesions that cause odynophagia may also cause refusal to swallow. Some patients may feel the food as it goes.
