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# Throat and neck: approach to complaints

Sore throat, hoarseness, stridor, swallowing problems, neck lump, mouth ulcers, snoring and salivary swelling.

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## Approach to a complaint

- [**Approach to a neck lump in adults** In an adult, a persistent neck lump is cancer until proven otherwise; it is assessed with a head…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-a-neck-lump-in-adults/)
- [**Approach to globus and throat clearing** Globus is the feeling of a lump in the throat with no real difficulty swallowing; it is benign…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-globus-and-throat-clearing/)
- [**Approach to hoarseness** Hoarseness lasting more than 3 weeks, above all in a smoker, means the vocal folds must be seen…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-hoarseness/)
- [**Approach to mouth ulcers** Most mouth ulcers are aphthous or viral and heal in 1 to 3 weeks; an ulcer that does not heal…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-mouth-ulcers/)
- [**Approach to salivary gland swelling** A swollen salivary gland may be infection, a stone, autoimmune disease or a tumour; the key is…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-salivary-gland-swelling/)
- [**Approach to snoring and suspected sleep apnoea** Snoring with breathing pauses, night-time choking or daytime sleepiness suggests obstructive…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-snoring-and-suspected-sleep-apnoea/)
- [**Approach to sore throat: Centor and McIsaac** Most sore throats are viral; the Centor and McIsaac scores help decide who needs a test and who…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-sore-throat-centor-and-mcisaac/)
- [**Approach to stridor** Stridor is a high-pitched breathing noise caused by a narrowed upper airway; it can be an…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-stridor/)
- [**Approach to swallowing problems (oropharyngeal dysphagia)** Oropharyngeal dysphagia is difficulty starting a swallow; it shows as coughing or choking when…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/approach-to-swallowing-problems/)

## Topic

- [**Chronic pharyngitis and other non-acute sore throats** A throat dry, scratchy or irritated for weeks is usually from smoke, reflux or a blocked nose…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/chronic-pharyngitis-and-other-non-acute-sore-throats/)
- [**Laryngitis and other laryngeal inflammation: acute, chronic, TB, perichondritis and congenital webs** Most laryngitis is a viral cold of the voice box that settles in days; hoarseness lasting weeks…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/laryngitis-and-other-laryngeal-inflammation-acute-chronic-tb-perichondritis-and/)
- [**Voice and speech disorders: muscle tension, spasmodic dysphonia, puberphonia and voice care** Many voice problems come from how the voice is used, not from a lesion; they are treated with…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/voice-and-speech-disorders-muscle-tension-spasmodic-dysphonia-puberphonia-and-vo/)

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