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What Causes A Hard Feeling On The Soft Palette Of The Mouth And Neck Pain?

I have food or either a tonsil stone stuff on top of my soft palate. It's been there for almost two weeks and has become painful and makes the left side of my face and neck hurt. It feels like it's resting on a nerve but it does move around from time to time. It feels like it's going to come down but it doesn't. I've tried nasal rinsing and snorting violently but nothing has helped. Please help me. Besides going to the doctor, what else can I do until I can afford to make an appointment?
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HCM..

As per your complain hard feeling on the soft palate with pain and the lump moves can be due to causes like abscess formation, Pyogenic granuloma secondary to infection inflamed and hypertrophied salivary gland and can also be due to traumatic injury etc..
I would suggest you to consult an ENT Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like laryngoscopy can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
You can be advised a course of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen, warm saline gargles and gargle with numbing mouthwash containing Lignocaine..
Avoid hot and spicy foods and take soft bland diet with plenty of fluids..

Hope this helps..

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What Causes A Hard Feeling On The Soft Palette Of The Mouth And Neck Pain?

Hi.. Welcome to HCM.. As per your complain hard feeling on the soft palate with pain and the lump moves can be due to causes like abscess formation, Pyogenic granuloma secondary to infection inflamed and hypertrophied salivary gland and can also be due to traumatic injury etc.. I would suggest you to consult an ENT Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like laryngoscopy can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. You can be advised a course of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen, warm saline gargles and gargle with numbing mouthwash containing Lignocaine.. Avoid hot and spicy foods and take soft bland diet with plenty of fluids.. Hope this helps.. Regards,