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Throat disorders

Look for information or give advice about throat disorders and diseases like a sore throat (pharyngitis), strep throat, epiglottitis, hoarseness, and laryngitis on this forum.

Throat aches on left side only for over a week

Hi, im an 18 year old male and ive had a sore throat for over a week now. I look and see that its swollen and inflamed on my left side and it only hurts on my left side. I recently went to my campus med center and the doctor took a look down my throat and then just perscribed me Cephalexin and...

by User avatar jmc878950943

My neck is swollen and in pain.

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Hi, I am 15,I was goofing around yesterday and I hit my head pretty hard. I ruled out a concussion but I had a pretty bad headache and back ache. I took some pain killers and went to sleep. I woke up this morning and my throat feels swollen and it is painful. I can barely talk, and I can feel a lump...

by User avatar mellosgrrl236611

Horrible feeling in throat

2 nights ago i woke up at 4am because i couldnt breate, it felt like my tongue was in my throat, i just coughed a few times and finally my airway was free, about 1hour of trying to calm myself down i got back to sleep. When i woke up that morning i had a very strange feeling in my throat, its like...

by User avatar Kyle1364599

Strange lump under my ear?

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Hey guys! So I noticed when I took my plugs out of my ears to clean them today that there's a strange lump under my ear lobe. It's almost on my jawline, and you can really feel it when you kind of lift up my earlobe. It doesn't hurt unless I touch it, but it's really freaking me out! I notice it...

by User avatar Heatherfall

painful mono symptoms

My 14 1/2 year old daughter was just diagnosed with mono. She has had a painful throat for 6+ days now.... tonsils with white patches, red and inflammed. The pain is unbearable for her. How long does the sore throat usually last for and what can we do to relieve the pain? We have given her...

by User avatar mom_b

trouble swallowing

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For about two weeks now I feel like I have something stuck in my throat and also pain in my throat and collarbone. I am afraid it could be cancer.

by User avatar Yesenia

Throat feels stiff, like its "falling"

Hey everyone, I've been a professional musician for a few years now, and ive been having throat problems... for about just under a year. I stopped singing, talk very little, it just won't go away. It feels like my larynx is "falling down". High notes make it feel much much worse. Its...

by User avatar Goldchocobo81687

Remedies for sore tongue after quitting smoking

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Dear Readers, when we  quit smoking it seems that one in thirty people will get sores on their tongue. This is part of the nicotine withdrawal. I found GLYCERIN seems to be a good remedy for sore tongue. For, it is a skin softener. Apply it directly on the tongue, it’s safe to put in the...

by User avatar Guest

lump on right side of neck

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i have noticed this what feels like a roughly 1cm oval lump thats not very big but its located just behind my right jaw, under the ear about an inch, i doesnt hurt or ace ect, just scares me and i hope it doesnt grow over night, i have stayed up late worrying and after this will try and get some...

by User avatar jt166wp89439

glands that grab (extra sensitive )whenever I eat.

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I am trying to figure out why the glands in my neck react so often to eating. It is the same sensation of eating something very sour. It is happening more often and I wonder if I need to see a doctor or if I just have overly sensitive salivary gland.

by User avatar mirjam