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Bump On The Uvula, Throat Congestion. Should I Be Worried?

Hi-
I am a 34 year old female.
Recently I have had the sensation that I have food stuck in my throat (or like I swallowed a hair). I had my husband look down my throat and he saw a bump on my uvula. The bump "looks like a zit" and it is on the left side (where I am feeling the "something is in my throat" sensation).

Should I be worried?
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Hello

Thanks for writing to H.C.M.

I read your query regarding bump on uvula, throat congestion.

As you said that suddenly you developed a sensation as something is stuck in throat or like hair in the throat. These are the symptoms of uvulitis. You are having the swelling in uvula, since it doesn't hurt you it means it it is allergic.

It usually doesn't gives much trouble and gets cured also easily. For treatment point of view you should take-

1- Tab Cetrizine.

2- Warm saline gargling.

By this conservative treatment you may get relief.

Regards.
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Bump On The Uvula, Throat Congestion. Should I Be Worried?

Hello Thanks for writing to H.C.M. I read your query regarding bump on uvula, throat congestion. As you said that suddenly you developed a sensation as something is stuck in throat or like hair in the throat. These are the symptoms of uvulitis. You are having the swelling in uvula, since it doesn t hurt you it means it it is allergic. It usually doesn t gives much trouble and gets cured also easily. For treatment point of view you should take- 1- Tab Cetrizine. 2- Warm saline gargling. By this conservative treatment you may get relief. Regards.