Throat disorders

Vocal Cord Polyps

I was just diagnosed today with a Vocal Cord Polyp.I thought it was Tonsil problems,but my ENT,looked in my Sinuses,and Throat with that camera thiing,and found it.I am scared it is cancerous,even though he said he is almost positive it doesn't look cancerous.He wants to remove it this month.I am...

by BLONDIE0125 over a year ago

violent cough, mucus

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Male, have had this problem years ago, disappeared for 7 years, now resurfaced. Starts in September ends in March with thick mucus in deep throat and chest causing tickling sensation when breathing and marked wheezing but only if laying down. Symptoms subside greatly if standing, laying down and...

by mma89626 over a year ago

Chronic Epiglotits and life-threatening throat infections

I have had serious throat infections since 2002, most requiring hospitalizations and a couple times- being intubated. I had my tonsils and adenoids removed in 1983, so I knew it couldn't be that. It all started in late 2002 when I was diagnosed with LINGUAL tonsilitis, which is an infection of the...

by Still-Searching103436 over a year ago

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 jmc878950943 over a year ago

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 mellosgrrl236611 over a year ago

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 mom_b over a year ago

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 Goldchocobo81687 over a year ago

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 jt166wp89439 over a year ago

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 mirjam over a year ago

Horrible itchy throat

have had this itching on my throat for about six months now I am 62 and a diabetic, I can be sitting on my recliner and all of a sudden it jut hits me. I can't even take a nap for the dam coughing and coughing, I drink alot of water, take all kinds of meds over the counter and nothing helps. it...

by Guest over a year ago