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White thing behind tongue

2025-10-30 10:38:42
Hello doctors, My daughter is 11 years old. I am attaching a picture which I have taken from Google (since I could not click a pic at the back of tongue). My daughter is constantly coughing. I found similar thing at the back of her tongue. I am very scared. What is it? Please guide me.
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Hello I'm Dr Nikita Iyer. The photo you have taken depicts a normal structure present in all of us which is called epiglottis. It is a structure which essentially helps in separating the opening of food pipe and wind pipe. Sometimes this can be prominently seen and isn't anything to worry about.
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The constant coughing however could be an allergic exacerbation unrelated to the prominent epiglottis.
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If the cough doesn't settle, I would recommend visiting an ENT doctor for an evaluation.

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This is normal. It is called the epiglottis. It helps in covering the airway when you swallow you food. It is a normal anatomical structure

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That is normal. It's epiglottis

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This is epiglottis

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