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Structure besides Epiglottis
I was seeing my mouth today . And i found some structure at both sides of epiglottis. Is it normal?
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It is the uvula which you're seeing, not the epiglottis. And the two structures which you're seeing are the pharyngeal tonsils. They're normal structures and help protect against inhaled and ingested pathogens.
The epiglottis can only be seen by a laryngoscope, not by the naked eye.
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As ent surgeon I can help you out in this can you share a picture of your mouth so that I can guide you on the structures you are saying they can be normal or they can be a growth of the structures on inside the body or some abnormal growth.
You can see your epiglottis and that’s also a rare thing
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