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A member asked:

Well i recently have a lump of my throat, trouble swallowing on right side and i have gerd is lump in throat a symptom of gerd?

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Dr. Soren Singel answered

Specializes in Neurosurgery

See ENT: Not gerd. This is a swollen lymph node or blocked saliva duct etc, see your head and neck surgeon or ENT specialist for this.

Answered 9/28/2016

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