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Is it dangerous if you can see your epiglottis and it disturbs your throat?
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Depends: As long as your throat does not hurt, you can swallow and breathe without difficulty, and you do not have symptoms of infection like fever or weakness, this is not threatening. You may merely have a prominent epiglottis and small base of tongue.
Answered 5/3/2021
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