What were your symptoms and how was it treated? Did the treatment work? I'm having chronic inflammatory pain in throat and neck and just told I have arthritis in the front my cervical spine near the vocal chords. My ENT says GERDs may aggravate it and cause it to swell but it worsens after the slightest cold virus. It's debilitating and it's scaring me. My PC couldn't figure it out so he just told me it's autoimmune. Offered no treatment. I'm looking for real experience for this, not links. Thanks.