Patients may present with the sensation of a foreign body (FB) stuck in their throat. They typically can still feel a sensation in the throat, especially (and perhaps painfully) when swallowing. They may be able to precisely localize the FB sensation above the thyroid cartilage (which implies the possibility of a FB in the hypopharynx that may be visible) or may only vaguely localize the sensation to the suprasternal notch (which could imply a FB anywhere in the esophagus).