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Q: Two Glands Slightly Bigger Than Golf Balls Under My Chin
asked by: dread21 on April 24th, 2006
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Hi i'm a thirty two year old mixed race male, and ever since I can remember the glands under my chin sometimes swell up to slightly bigger than golf balls. Sometimes on waking in the morning, and sometimes late at night. They're slightly tender to the touch and usualy but not always coincide with slight soreness of my neck muscles and accasionaly a slight headache. The appear very quickly(within 10 mins).
Whatever it is I figure I can live with it, because it hasen't killed me yet.
But i'm just curious.
Also i'm very slim, and a double chin just doesn't go with my skinny frame.
So if anybody can tell me what this is or why I would be very grateful to hear.

Thanks in advance.
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Richard Day Gore
replied on December 11th, 2006
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If you're talking about two glands right under your chin (not farther back under the jaw) you could be dealing with swollen salivary glands. Sometimes the saliva becomes too thick to be secreted through the ducts. The glands are very reactive to various things that make you salivate and if the saliva can't flow they'll swell up. Also, something could be irritating the actual ducts, causing them to constrict and impede flow. Could be an infection. Alleviating this problem could be as simple as swishing warm water around in your mouth very hard several times a day. Best see a doctor just to check. If the swelling is farther back, under your jaw, it might be your lymph nodes, which can swell and unswell from almost anything.
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richard day gore
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