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The Truth About the Adam's Apple and the Lump in Your Throat
TLDR The Adam's apple is not caused by a piece of the forbidden apple, but rather by the growth of the voice box during puberty. Both men and women can have prominent Adam's apples, and a lump in the throat is related to the opening of the glottis and the body's fight or flight response to stress.
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The Adam's apple is a result of a boy's voice box larynx growing, not from a piece of the forbidden apple getting stuck in Adam's throat as folklore suggests.
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The Adam's apple is cartilage that grows during puberty, resulting in a deeper voice, typically associated with men due to testosterone activation, but girls' larynxes also grow, just not as prominently.
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Women can also have prominent Adam's apples, which can be due to genetic factors, hormonal imbalances, or anomalies, and there is a surgical procedure called the Feminizing Condolaryngoplasty or tracheal shave that can be done to reduce the prominence of the Adam's apple in women or trans women.
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When you get the "sadds" and a lump in your throat, it's an adjacent idea to the Adam's apple and can be related to emotions or stress.
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The sensation of having a lump in your throat, also known as the globus sensation, is caused by the opening between your vocal cords called the glottis.
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When you feel a lump in your throat due to stress, your body's fight or flight response kicks in and opens your glottis to allow more oxygen in.
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When you feel a lump in your throat due to stress, it's because your glottis is wide open from your body's fight or flight response, and the sensation is caused by the opposing forces of trying to close your glottis while also trying to swallow or hold your breath to fight back tears.
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