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Suggest Treatment For Visible Epiglottis

Hi as long as I can remember I think I first noticed it at the age of 14 or 15 my epiglottis is clearly visible I m now 30 years old and its till very visible in the last 6 months I ve recently had repeated bouts of tonsillitis well that s what I think it is as my tonsils are inflamed & has yellowish white pus spots and the throat is very uncomfortable not sore really tho and my voice goes sometimes and is hoarse or croaky I ve spoken to my gp and he was very surprised to see the epiglottis i think I should mention I always scoliosis which I was born I have asthma and weak lungs, and I ve recently been diagnosed with severe osteoporosis in the spine and hip, and I have sleep apnea so I know I m rambling just want to know what you suggest or advice of any for my visible epiglottis? Kind regards Kerri
Tue, 31 Mar 2020
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Hi,

Noted your history about visible epiglottis as per your PCP, have tonsil related problems and so on.
In many persons the epiglottis can be easily visible.
But if it was not seen i n past and now can be seen easily means there may be some disease or lump pushing it up.
Hence you need to see an ENT Surgeon as he is well trained and also experienced to know whether this is normal or not.
If required that is suspected if some problem then a CT scan is also needed to confirm or rule out the problems.
As for the tonsil related problems appropriate investigations and management with an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory medicines can help to get a cure.
As for the hoarse voice laryngoscopy can tell the diagnosis and with other symptoms that you have mentioned cancer should be ruled out was early as possible.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Visible Epiglottis

Hi, Noted your history about visible epiglottis as per your PCP, have tonsil related problems and so on. In many persons the epiglottis can be easily visible. But if it was not seen i n past and now can be seen easily means there may be some disease or lump pushing it up. Hence you need to see an ENT Surgeon as he is well trained and also experienced to know whether this is normal or not. If required that is suspected if some problem then a CT scan is also needed to confirm or rule out the problems. As for the tonsil related problems appropriate investigations and management with an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory medicines can help to get a cure. As for the hoarse voice laryngoscopy can tell the diagnosis and with other symptoms that you have mentioned cancer should be ruled out was early as possible. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon