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Swollen lymph nodes

2019-02-12 13:05:17
I have two peanut sized lumps like lymph nodes just above my Adams apple. They are not visible but I can feel them when I press against my neck.what are those?. They are at the spot where my jaw and neck meet just above my Adams apple
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They are known as submental lymph nodes and generally they are palpable. They may get enlarged in any kind of infections  in your pharynx or in oral cavity

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