I can't eat crunchy foods anymore!
October 18, 2006 10:10 AM
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I have a lump directly below my mandible and best of all, it grow to over 3 times it's size when I eat...crunchy foods.
As you already read I have a lump under my chin, right side just where my chin becomes part of my neck. I noticed it two days ago when I was eating and it grew to the size of a golf ball, though squished...think ovoid. It's deep under my skin, definitely not part of it, doesn't hurt, though when I swallow I can feel it. I'm going to see an ENT soon but I'm really curious and slightly worried. My guess, which I don't know if it's even possible, is that a blood vessel under my tongue has become blocked. When I eat more blood is flowing to my mouth and tongue, since it's blocked it's collecting in my neck. Fatuous? I eat lots of salt, it's not a goiter, I'm not tired or anything thyroid related...it's weird and very visible when I'm eating, not so much when no food is involved, though it's palpable.
posted by killyb to health (14 comments total)
Your lump could be perfectly harmless, but without a doctor giving it a look there's no way for you to know for sure.
posted by croutonsupafreak at 10:24 AM on October 18, 2006