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A member asked:

Throat feels like closing for days now, looked at tongue & there is swollen bumps more towards the back of it. what could it be and how to get rid of?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Taste Buds: Those bumps are your taste buds. They are not the cause of your throat 'closing' feeling.

Answered 7/17/2014

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