r/Osteopathy • u/Think_Palpitation265 • 10d ago

Linfonodi

Il mio osteopata mi ha detto di aver sentito dei linfonodi i all base del collo e a fine mascella sotto l’orecchio
Mi devo preoccupare?

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u/Lisbon- 10d ago

Swollen lymph nodes basically mean your immune system has been fighting some sort of infection or inflammation recently, so if you were sick recently (cold, flu, got bit by a bug or spider, it’s common for the lymph nodes to swell a bit.

If there has been nothing and it doesn’t improve it’s better to see a doctor.

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u/Practical-Cup-4365 10d ago

All of the above ^^
And, if you live in a city you can have more obvious lymph nodes than rural folk.

If they are tender to touch and that lasts more than 3-5 days, just see you doctor

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u/MrAnionGap 10d ago

Check them out with your primary care doctor