What if my adams apple hurts

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Share Icon. Facebook Icon. LinkedIn Icon. Pinterest Icon. Pocket Icon. Everyone's larynx grows during puberty, but a girl's larynx doesn't grow as much as a boy's does. That's why boys have Adam's apples. Most girls don't have Adam's apples, but some do. It's no big deal either way. But why is it called an Adam's apple? If you think it's called that after the story of the Garden of Eden where Adam ate a piece of the forbidden fruit that got stuck in his throat, you're right.

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This is a common finding that suggests these problems can have a musculoskeletal foundation and improve with Physical Therapy. Cornerstone routinely sees clients with this type of problem successfully! Think you have throat pain that is a muscle tension problem? Call us at to schedule an evaluation. Here is a physician that shares her story of neck and throat pain and how she figured out the connection of the muscles of the neck and shoulder and her pain. Check out her video.

You can feel around your Adam's apple or hyoid bone.