The symptoms can also include dysphagia, regurgitation, noncardiac chest pain, heartburn, globus pharyngis (which is a feeling that something is stuck in the throat) or a dry cough.

The "lump in the throat" sensation that characterizes globus pharyngis is often caused by inflammation of one or more parts of the throat, such as the larynx or hypopharynx, due to Cricopharyngeal Spasm, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), Laryngopharyngeal reflux or esophageal versatility.

The most common side effect of crying is feeling a lump in the throat of the crier, otherwise known as a globus sensation.

Although many things can cause a globus sensation, the one experienced in crying is a response to the stress experienced by the sympathetic nervous system.

Globus pharyngis (also known as globus sensation, globus or, somewhat outdatedly, globus hystericus, commonly referred to as having a "lump in one's throat"), is the persistent sensation of having phlegm, a pill or some other sort of obstruction in the throat when there is none.