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Salivary gland stone
I have stone below my tongue ,in the pipe where the saliva flow , it is movable, it might be 0.5 cm , Its been 4-5 years since I have this stone , back then my gland swells but after some time I manually started moving the stone with the help of my finger and flow of saliva continues what should I do sir , is there any procedure other than surgery, please help.
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Dr. Varunkumar J
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
8 yrs exp
Puducherry
Good morning
Try doing gargles post meals
Take vitamin c tablet 500 mg once daily for 7 days
Is there any neck swelling?
Kindly visit nearby ENT surgeon for further examination
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Dr. Nafisa Parveen
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
18 yrs exp
Delhi
Surgical removal of the stone is required.
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Indore
There is no other procedure thn surgery my frd
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