swollen lymph node in throat for near an year now

[human88]

Hi,i have a swollen lymph node on the outside of my throat about 2cm above and on the right side of my adams apple...it never goes away...the maximum it went was near 1.5 cm and right now it is around 1-1.5 mm,it fluctuates in size,sometimes gets big sometimes gets smaller...i have a same size lymph node on the left side of my neck some centimeter under the ear but it never grows it just stays 1mm in size...i showed it to my physician and he said that its nothing,my question is that why does it not go away...i have no lump inside my throat,im 21 male...although sometimes my voice gets hoarse and i do feel that something is growing in my throat,but when i swallow i feel nothing,i go to the doctor he looked inside till my adams apple and said its nothing...another weird thing is that when i make strong ginger honey liquid by boiling ginger in water for a while...the lymph node decreases in size...i went to two doctors they said its nothing ,you are very young and God forbid no chance of oral or throat cancer,i do have a history of moderate smoking and mild drinking...then what is it why does the lymph node not go away....

[OHNS2010]

Hi,

Answer to your first question - There is no strict rules regarding the size of the lymph nodes it varies from few millimeters to centimeters. The ones you have mentioned above is of a normal range and nothing to be feared.

Answer to your second question - What you are having is the teeth bite over the buccal mucosa on the either side. That is also very common to be noticed. Relax Dude!!! You do not have cancer, in fact your apprehension itself is the worst cancer for you. Please let me know who sowed the seeds of cancer in your brain, what makes you feel you are having cancer.

I feel you are perfectly normal like any other individual. Life is beautiful try to enjoy. Come over to Maldives, its a paradise on earth.

Regards
OHNS2010

[human88]

I have another general question sir that:

my question is that i have extreme anxiety and depression,and unconsciously i used to bite the inside of my cheeks all the time,i quit an year ago after my anxiety calmed down,i dont know if i still do it while sleeping....one of my friends said that it can cause cancer,im very scared,their are two white lines on each of my cheeks,the place where i used to bite both my cheeks,i saw a dentist,he said nothing was wrong,but is my friend right,because what if i still unintentionally do it while sleeping,very confused ...

[human88]

Sir what is the normal size of the lymph nodes of the side of neck and the front of neck,i can feel two lymph nodes,one in front near the adams apple that is about 1 cm and the one on the left of neck where the jaw finishes is 1-1.5 cm,both are movable and very soft...

[human88]

Alright thanks sir.

[OHNS2010]

Hi,

I am sorry, I have never heard anything of this sort. I would like to educate you regarding throat cancer. Once any cancer becomes noticed, it goes on increasing in the size but never decreases. It is also accompanied by constitutional symptoms like loss of weight, change in voice or difficulty in swallowing or breathing. Please do cheer up and get rid of the bug from your mind. Take care.

Regards
OHNS2010

[human88]

Sir,i have got an appointment for an ultrasound of neck and it is for next week,till then to ease my concerns can you just answer one question that whenever i drink strong ginger liquid the lymph node or cyst as you suggested grows smaller,if it was Godforbid cancer of the throat or something like that, would it grow smaller by drinking ginger liquid and then grow big again...?