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When i press on the back of my neck just below hairline i feel a bony structure slightly towards the left side (maybe its the vertebrae). i cannot feel it on the other side, is this normal? i cannot tell if its a hard lump or a bone?

Q: when i press on the back of my neck just below hairline i feel a bony structure slightly towards the left side (maybe its the vertebrae). i cannot feel it on the other side, is this normal? i cannot tell if its a hard lump or a bone?

: Neither can we in this general information forum. I can only tell you, 1) We are not perfectly symmetric, and 2) Go see your GP, the doctor that knows you best, for an examination.

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Neither can we in this general information forum. I can only tell you, 1) We are not perfectly symmetric, and 2) Go see your GP, the doctor that knows you best, for an examination.

Answered 1/9/2022

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A member asked:

When i press on the back of my neck just below hairline i feel a bony structure slightly towards the left side (maybe its the vertebrae). i cannot feel it on the other side, is this normal? i cannot tell if its a hard lump or a bone?

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Dr. Arnold Malerman answered

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