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Canker sore pain is beginning to subside a lot, so is the tenderness of my swollen lymph node. does this mean it is healing?
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Yes, it's healing: Canker sores are generally caused by viruses. Your body has the ability to fight these viruses but it takes about a week to 10 days. By the way that's why you don't need antibiotics to fight viruses.
Answered 12/27/2014
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Healing: Canker sores are small, shallow ulcers that appear in the mouth and often make eating and talking uncomfortable. The lesions have no particular origin but when secondarily infected can cause nodal involvement in the neck. They all heal spontaneously and if nodes are enlarged, they will begin to subside in the healing process.
Answered 12/17/2014
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