Hi. I am a 30 year old female. I feel as though I have food that continues to become lodged between the base of my tongue and eppuglattis. I can feel the food I m swallowing become lodged and I cannot cough it up. I have very minimal gag reflexes and have reached my fingers down far enough to feel the food on occasion. I also am able to let small mounts of liquid glide down my throat and can catch it in the she spot. While doing this I m able to still breathe and talk easily. I can as well move my head around without choking on it. I also never choke on the food lodged in my throat. I have been able to do the water thing since I was a child after I fell with a baton in my mouth but the recent (1-2yrs) onset of food becoming stuck has suddenly become a constant problem. What should I do? What may be wrong? My doctor believes it s all in my head and will not refer me to see an ENT. Is there anything I can tell him differently to make him believe me and understand the problem I m having? He s treated me for what he assumes is due to some sort of acid reflux but I ve taken the pills for 2 years and cut out all foods that would cause heartburn and that has done nothing.