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What Causes Painful Swollen Lymph Nodes On Head, Behind Ears And Neck?

For over six months I have had swollen lymph nodes on my head, behind my ears, neck both sides, under jaw line/chin all on both sides. They have now became painful to touch or lay on. I have begun having problems breathing only at time though. I have been having problems sleeping, and swallowing. For the past three days Ihave been sore/achy. There is no sign of ssicknesses or anything like that. Please help
Fri, 3 Jul 2015
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Lymph nodes are the waste draining system. Wnenever there is any infection or inflammation of the area draining the node it gets swollen. I will advised you to do FNAC( fine needle aspiration cytology ) of the swollen lymph node to diagnose the condition .
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What Causes Painful Swollen Lymph Nodes On Head, Behind Ears And Neck?

Lymph nodes are the waste draining system. Wnenever there is any infection or inflammation of the area draining the node it gets swollen. I will advised you to do FNAC( fine needle aspiration cytology ) of the swollen lymph node to diagnose the condition .