unexplained throat and neck pain for 7 weeks now.

hi guys. was hoping anybody could help me out. about 7 weeks ago after an upper respiratory infection, i started to have throat pain. it wasnt like a sore throat. it literally felt like there was a tumor in my throat. i have gotten a ct scan of my neck and also a soft tissue neck mri and both have come back clean. i have a very small thyroglossal duct cyst in my throat. none of the drs can seem to tell me why i have this pain. the pain is very localized to the front right side of my throat. every day the pain is like a 3 to 4 and then it flares up once or twice a day and gets unbearable. laying down seems to be the only thing that helps. thats why i was hoping its musculo skeletal but my spine dr says he doesnt think so. he also doesnt think its nerve pain. i have had no accidents with my neck recently. i had a whiplash accident back in oct 2023 but i healed up in 6 weeks and had no other symptoms. muscle relaxants, pain killers and even steroid doses do not seem to help at all. i am at my wits end and always in pain. is there anyone that possibly knows whats going on with me. thank you from the bottom of my heart for any assistance at all.