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What Causes Discomfort In Tongue?

When I open my mouth wide, and stick my tongue out somewhat far, I see a weird flap in the back I assume to be my epiglottis. Frequently, I get an odd feeling in my throat which makes me gag, feel uncomfortable, etc. Could this feeling have anything to do with my epiglottis?
posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history well. The Epiglottitis is a serious problem and causes severe pain and make speaking and swallowing difficult.
Hence you do not have this disease and do not worry about it.

To get a confirmed diagnosis I would advise you to get an ENT Endoscopy and get the problem diagnosed and solved if you need to.
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What Causes Discomfort In Tongue?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Read and understood your history well. The Epiglottitis is a serious problem and causes severe pain and make speaking and swallowing difficult. Hence you do not have this disease and do not worry about it. To get a confirmed diagnosis I would advise you to get an ENT Endoscopy and get the problem diagnosed and solved if you need to.