Are swollen lymph nodes hard to the touch?!
Question: Are swollen lymph nodes hard to the touch!?
i have a sore throat, and most sites online say that swollen lymph nodes are the most common way to detect a viral illness!.
when i search the lymphatic area, there is no real lump or bulge!.!. would i feel it as soft tissue or like a hard swollen lump!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
when i search the lymphatic area, there is no real lump or bulge!.!. would i feel it as soft tissue or like a hard swollen lump!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
What you need to do is to start being familiar with how they feel when you are well!. Then you can know if there is a change!.
You try to feel them by putting your hand flat and lightly feeling with the insides of your fingers!. Just like putting your hands on each side of your neck!. Usually if you have swollen lymph nodes you will feel them right away!. They're a little larger than a pea when swollen but some get bigger than that!.
They're not usually very tender!. If you have an exceptionally large, hard and tender lymph node, you should go to the doctor and get it checked!.
When I had strep throat I felt all these little pea sized lymph nodes that I had never felt before!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
You try to feel them by putting your hand flat and lightly feeling with the insides of your fingers!. Just like putting your hands on each side of your neck!. Usually if you have swollen lymph nodes you will feel them right away!. They're a little larger than a pea when swollen but some get bigger than that!.
They're not usually very tender!. If you have an exceptionally large, hard and tender lymph node, you should go to the doctor and get it checked!.
When I had strep throat I felt all these little pea sized lymph nodes that I had never felt before!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Get to an M!.D!. A!.S!.A!.P!. Do not be your own Doctor, Do not be creative and certainly do not take into advise any prognosis from non-medical personnel!. GET GOING!Www@Answer-Health@Com
If they hurt when you touch them, it might be a virus!.Www@Answer-Health@Com