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What Causes Feeling Of A Lump Inside The Throat?
Question: hi there
since 2 days i feel that there is a pimple or ganglia a small meat ball i dont know exactly the name
in my throat near my tonsil i can feel it with my hand moving if i press it i feel little bit pain . what is that exactly and the cause
what is the treatment or any advice ?
since 2 days i feel that there is a pimple or ganglia a small meat ball i dont know exactly the name
in my throat near my tonsil i can feel it with my hand moving if i press it i feel little bit pain . what is that exactly and the cause
what is the treatment or any advice ?
Brief Answer:
a lymph node probably
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
if my understanding of your situation is correct you've touched your neck and palpated a tender structure under your skin that seems to be round or oval. This is probably an enlarged and inflammed cervical lymph node. It's very common for these nodes to get inflammed during infections of the upper respiratory tract. Symptoms like sore throat, runny nose, cough, etc commonly accompany such findings.
I cannot propose any treatment because there is no diagnosis yet. You'd better visit your primary care physician to have a look and decide whether treatment is required or not.
Sometimes the nodes may become enlarged due to viral infections. In such cases only symptomatic treatment is required (no antibiotics that is). In other cases non infectious causes may apply. Your doctor should be able to discriminate between such cases and the infectious ones.
I hope it helps!
Kind regards!
a lymph node probably
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
if my understanding of your situation is correct you've touched your neck and palpated a tender structure under your skin that seems to be round or oval. This is probably an enlarged and inflammed cervical lymph node. It's very common for these nodes to get inflammed during infections of the upper respiratory tract. Symptoms like sore throat, runny nose, cough, etc commonly accompany such findings.
I cannot propose any treatment because there is no diagnosis yet. You'd better visit your primary care physician to have a look and decide whether treatment is required or not.
Sometimes the nodes may become enlarged due to viral infections. In such cases only symptomatic treatment is required (no antibiotics that is). In other cases non infectious causes may apply. Your doctor should be able to discriminate between such cases and the infectious ones.
I hope it helps!
Kind regards!
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