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What Causes Scratchy Throat, Bumps Under Tongue And Swollen Lymph Nodes Near Neck?

A couple days ago I woke up with a scratchy throat. Then I noticed bumps on the back sides of my tongue. They are painless and dont really bother me. Now my lymph nodes in my neck are swollen. Help? I m kind of freaking out. I just recently quit smoking too
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Hi, thanks for your query.
In my opinion, you might be having viral pharyngitis.
All symptoms are suggestive of the same.
Empirically you can take anti histamine with decongestant tablet twice daily for 3 to 5 days. hope my answers have helped you. Thanks.
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What Causes Scratchy Throat, Bumps Under Tongue And Swollen Lymph Nodes Near Neck?

Hi, thanks for your query. In my opinion, you might be having viral pharyngitis. All symptoms are suggestive of the same. Empirically you can take anti histamine with decongestant tablet twice daily for 3 to 5 days. hope my answers have helped you. Thanks.