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What Causes Lump In The Throat?

I have a lump the size of a large marble in my throat which is noticable to the eye. It has been there for 10 days. the neck was slightly swallon either ide of lump. It is more to the right hand side of throat. I have hypersenitivity phuminitis so always having trouble getting my breath easily. It is not sore to touch although throat gets quiet dry andthroat inside a little sore.
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Hi, you suffer from pharyngitis with
infected hypertrophic tonsillitis.

Cause-
most common is bacterial infected tonsil with swollen JD neck glands.
Advise
Consult ENT Surgeon or surgeon.Your doctors treatment is advised as your lump has extended infection to neck glands.
a- Do alone gargles.
b- take antibioticsx5 days
c- liquid diet for 1 day
Tb anti inflammatory x 5 days
d- tb antihistaminics would resolve your throat lump soon.
e- get CBC , CXR Ppd skin test and FNAC of neck nodes if need be to rule out TB throat infection with advise from your doctor.this would rule out repeatative lung infections.

But act fast as advised above in consultation with doctors script.
Wishing fast recovery to you.
Wellcome for further query to my HCM Clinic.
Have a good day.
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What Causes Lump In The Throat?

Hi, you suffer from pharyngitis with infected hypertrophic tonsillitis. Cause- most common is bacterial infected tonsil with swollen JD neck glands. Advise Consult ENT Surgeon or surgeon.Your doctors treatment is advised as your lump has extended infection to neck glands. a- Do alone gargles. b- take antibioticsx5 days c- liquid diet for 1 day Tb anti inflammatory x 5 days d- tb antihistaminics would resolve your throat lump soon. e- get CBC , CXR Ppd skin test and FNAC of neck nodes if need be to rule out TB throat infection with advise from your doctor.this would rule out repeatative lung infections. But act fast as advised above in consultation with doctors script. Wishing fast recovery to you. Wellcome for further query to my HCM Clinic. Have a good day.