My son has the same thing? Did you ever figure this out??
Did you get answes what it was mine i have justnoticed tonight its a pea sizelump slightly swallen upto havelmy chin and sore to touch x
My son is 16. He has had this pea size lump above his Adam's apple to the right for 6 months saw a dr then said probably a gland . Recently it started getting bigger and painful. Just saw another dr. , who thinks it's a cyst. She said it is common to develop a cyst in that area. And to see an ENT. Nothing urgent. Hope this helps.
Tonsils maybe ,i had them when i was a kid
No these guys have a lump above the adams apple. the thyroid is locate below, just to save people panicking
I have same thing same location getting a CT scan on Monday...
Hey man, hope you are doing better.
Since everybody wants to complain and None of you assholes will give an answer, I came back,.. the Lump above the adam's apple slightly to the right or whatever,.. it is a swollen gland of some sort,.. caused by too much drinking or sugar. more beer will flush it a little, but make it worse later. Good chance you have bad teeth. get that sh*t fixed. Stay away from beer and sugar for 48 hrs, switch to Raw Honey in yer tea or coffee etc. no sweets. You'll be fine,.. Thyroid cancer is below the adam's apple.
I have a feeling of tightness on both sides of the Adam's apple at the place where the tonsils are located. There is no pain but a feeling of uneasiness. What to do?
thanks youre a life saver
It could be a thyroglossal duct cyst. Seems many doctors don't really know about it for some reason reason. Or my doctor is just an incompetent [explitive deleted]. I've had a hard lump form above my adam's apple, under my chin 2 or 3 times now. Painful to the touch at it's largest (appears about the size of a large marble or nickel to quarter size like others mentioned), difficuly swallowing, pain when swallowing, I have to tip my head down and to one side to lessen the pain. This time around I have noticed some breathing trouble at night and slight fever only at night. But that could be from my fleece PJs or long hair too...
Anyways, one way to test if it is a thyroglossal duct cyst is to watch it while you swallow or to leave your mouth open and stick your tongue out and back in. USUALLY, a hard mass that moves while performing those tests might be a thyroglossal duct cyst. Which is a congenital condition (from development in the womb) where a piece of your thyroid gland gets stuck above the adam's apple. It then can ocassionally become infected or suffer physical trauma causing it to become inflamed (swelling).
Typical treatment is bacterial antibiotic or in worst case scenario or if it's continually bothersome, there is a simple, but slightly invasive surgery to remove the cyst and/or the hyoid bone it is sometimes found attached to.
Mine has gone away on it's own the last two times. Lasting a week or two before it subsides, but I have had trouble swallowing and ocassional minor breathing issues since the first time it swelled up.
My NON-PROFESSIONAL advice (IF it is in fact a thyroglossal duct cyst) would be to get it checked and at least get on antibiotics to deal with the swelling to avoid any potential damage to surrounding tissue/cartilage in the throat. I took ibuprofen this time around (which I despise. I only use it if absolutely necessary, since it has given me internal bleeding in the past. Seriously. Be careful with ibuprofen or any NSAID pain reliever/fever reducers. Take as directed and no longer than a week or 2 weeks max.) and it barely helped at all since the infection is the underlying problem, and not inflammation alone. And there is a chance it could be something more serious.
Like others have said, let the doc assess it, then ask if it could be a thyroglossal duct cyst. Ask for an ultrasound if it isn't recommended for more accurate assessment.
Anyways, one way to test if it is a thyroglossal duct cyst is to watch it while you swallow or to leave your mouth open and stick your tongue out and back in. USUALLY, a hard mass that moves while performing those tests might be a thyroglossal duct cyst. Which is a congenital condition (from development in the womb) where a piece of your thyroid gland gets stuck above the adam's apple. It then can ocassionally become infected or suffer physical trauma causing it to become inflamed (swelling).
Typical treatment is bacterial antibiotic or in worst case scenario or if it's continually bothersome, there is a simple, but slightly invasive surgery to remove the cyst and/or the hyoid bone it is sometimes found attached to.
Mine has gone away on it's own the last two times. Lasting a week or two before it subsides, but I have had trouble swallowing and ocassional minor breathing issues since the first time it swelled up.
My NON-PROFESSIONAL advice (IF it is in fact a thyroglossal duct cyst) would be to get it checked and at least get on antibiotics to deal with the swelling to avoid any potential damage to surrounding tissue/cartilage in the throat. I took ibuprofen this time around (which I despise. I only use it if absolutely necessary, since it has given me internal bleeding in the past. Seriously. Be careful with ibuprofen or any NSAID pain reliever/fever reducers. Take as directed and no longer than a week or 2 weeks max.) and it barely helped at all since the infection is the underlying problem, and not inflammation alone. And there is a chance it could be something more serious.
Like others have said, let the doc assess it, then ask if it could be a thyroglossal duct cyst. Ask for an ultrasound if it isn't recommended for more accurate assessment.