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A member asked:

Everytime i swallow or chew and start to salivate i get a throbing pain deep in my neck . i have graves disease and had rai .. what could this be ?

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Pain with eating: This may be a problem associated with the radiation treatment for graves disease. You should see your treating doctors and report this condition to get properly diagnosed and treated.

Dr Pappas and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/23/2017

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