Mouth/salivary glands

[lcjackso]

I'm not sure about the best place for this question, but I've been having some mouth problems which I think are related to the salivary glands.

I sometimes get a small, painful swelling under my tongue, right at the back on the side of the mouth. This lasts for a few days and then goes away. I also get swelling of the ducts under my tongue when I drink fruit juice first thing in the morning - I'm guessing that this is because the juice is encouraging saliva production. There is also a swelling where my chin meets my neck which has been there for a long time. It's not painful and doesn't bother me, and I would guess is a gland.

Any ideas? The symptoms don't really bother me, but I've had other throat problems and am wondering if they could be connected. Should I talk to my doctor?, or is this just one of those things that I should ignore?!

[ENTMD]

Yes, your symptoms are suspicious for obstruction of a salivary gland.  This is commonly from stones.  I would recommend that you see an ENT doctor.  If it is just a stone and doesn't really bother you much, an argument could be made for doing nothing.  However, there are other, less benign reasons that ducts can become obstructed.