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I woke up with a really bad headache and a swollen tounge i can barely talk. i have to go to work soon what should i do?
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Go to ER: If your tongue is so swollen that you cannot even talk, you need to be seen ASAP just make sure that the swelling does not extend to your throat even though the risk is very small. We need to know more about your bad headache as well but cannot even provide a guess without more details.
Answered 8/3/2017
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