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What Causes Painful Swollen Lymph Nodes On Head, Behind Ears And Neck?
For over six months I have had swollen lymph nodes on my head, behind my ears, neck both sides, under jaw line/chin all on both sides. They have now became painful to touch or lay on. I have begun having problems breathing only at time though. I have been having problems sleeping, and swallowing. For the past three days Ihave been sore/achy. There is no sign of ssicknesses or anything like that. Please help
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Lymph nodes are the waste draining system. Wnenever there is any infection or inflammation of the area draining the node it gets swollen. I will advised you to do FNAC( fine needle aspiration cytology ) of the swollen lymph node to diagnose the condition .
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