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Lymph nodes swollen on back of head3/20/2024 ![]() It definitely doesn’t move side to side but if I press on it it kind of “flattens”?Īnyone relate to a node that you can feel when you turn your head a certain way?īut I just hate that I feel it and know it’s there. One reason is because a sore throat and congestion can cause or be associated with an ear. I have had a swollen lymph node one the left side back of my neck by my hair line for about 3 weeks maybe longer. ![]() I am still a wreck and now I am scheduling an ENT appt to see if he’ll do a biopsy but my MIL is a nurse and said that it’s less than pea size and someone movable. Sore throats, swollen glands in the neck, and ear infections often go together. 6mo has 2 swollen lymph nodes on the back of head on left side for months. Swollen lymph nodes are more likely to be caused by an infection than cancer. So I said when I move my head a certain way it’s so much more pronounced and it’s kind of hard and he said basically when you move your neck or head things inside will also move with you and that’s normal. If a cancer in the mouth or throat spreads from where it started, the first place it usually spreads to is the lymph nodes in the neck.This might cause a painless lump in the neck. He felt it and said “I have no idea how you even found this” and I begged him for an ultrasound and he said no they will laugh at me. So I said it hasn’t changed size and he said it’s small and not alarming in shape or size. I went to urgicare and he told me it was a reactive node so then I said well it’s like this almost 2 years and then he said get a biopsy immediately if it’s there that long. If you feel a distinct lump in this area, it may be a swollen lymph node. Press your fingers into the crease with moderate pressure and you should feel the muscle, bone, and fat beneath. Move your first 3 fingers to the crease where your thigh meets your pelvis. All of a sudden over a week ago it was more pronounced (I had 2 cystic pimples on the back of my neck also) so I have been down a rabbit hole. Feel for the inguinal lymph nodes in your groin. This is the reason swollen lymph nodes need to be dealt promptly in their case. However, young children are more prone towards the swelling of lymph nodes, as they can quickly get infected by any foreign particles. I’m pretty sure I felt this almost 2 years ago and forgot about it. Swollen lymph nodes of size 0.75 inches or nearing 2 cm are generally considered to be normal in adults. ![]() I have a somewhat hard not very movable occipital lymph node.
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