A 24-year-old female asked:
can you normally feel your submandibular lymph nodes? i can feel it on both sides deep under my jaw and they freely move when i press on them. not sick and not painful. can you feel them without being sick? feel larger than pea sized though. thanks!
2 doctor answers
Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered
27 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: Lymph nodes up to 1 cm size with above characters can be palpated and they are considered normal.
Answered on Feb 27, 2020
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Submandibular: I believe that you're actually palpating submandibular salivary glands.
Answered on Feb 27, 2020
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Zimon answered
59 years experience Internal Medicine
Are you sure?: That you are not feeling your submandibular salivary glands???
Just a thought!
Hope it's helpful
Dr Z
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Oscar Novick answered
58 years experience Pediatrics
Sore lip: Yes,it can cause a swollen lymph node
A member asked:
Dr. Olivia Liao answered
31 years experience Ophthalmology
Can be normal: Small, mobile, pea or peanut sized.
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Chiu answered
57 years experience Allergy and Immunology
No worry: likely represents a scarred lymph node if it has not changed after a few months.
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