Skin flap near tonsils

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Asked for Female, 28 Years

I have a small bump that sort of looks like a flap of skin at the back of my throat. It’s not painful and just feels like I have a piece of food caught in my throat. Wondering if I could get some idea of what this could be.

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Accepted Answer

Dr. Rajesh Boddepalli

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 8 yrs exp Visakhapatnam

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It can be a lingual tonsil hypertrophy Or an in descended thyroid.

Next Steps

visit a ENT Surgeon

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